House Resolution 7
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson)
"Amending House Rule 42, relating to taking of the yeas and nays."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That House Rule 42 be amended to read as follows:
Yeas and Nays
42. The yeas and nays shall be taken on motions to dispense with the constitutional rule
requiring a bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days and on fixing the effective date
of an act of the Legislature; on agreeing to a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State; on the passage of a bill notwithstanding the objections of the governor; on
the passage of a supplementary appropriation bill; on the passage of bills on third reading; on the
passage of a House bill amended by the Senate; on all questions where a specific vote is required by
the Constitution, the joint rules of the Senate and House of Delegates, or by these rules; on the
passage of a bill:
Provided,
That one roll call shall be sufficient to pass any number of bills on third
reading of the Consent Calendar; on quorum calls; and on questions when called for by one tenth of
the members present.
The result of all votes taken by yeas and nays shall be entered on the Journal. When the yeas
and nays are inserted on the Journal, the result of the vote as to total yeas, nays and absentees shall
be recorded, and the names of the Delegates voting yea or nay, whichever is the smaller number, and
the names of Delegates absent and not voting shall be inserted on the Journal. The names of
Delegates omitted shall constitute the vote on the prevailing side.
On all roll calls, when the voting machine is not used, before the result is announced, the
Clerk shall read to the House the names of those who voted in the affirmative or in the negative,
whichever is the smaller number, and announce the names of those absent and not voting, at which
time any member may correct a mistake committed in taking down his vote. The result shall then be
announced, but if the House so orders, the announcement of the result may be postponed to the
succeeding day, with liberty to absent members at any time before the result is announced by the
Speaker, to appear and vote "Aye" or "No," in the presence of the House; and any member may, in
the presence of the House, change his vote before the result is announced.
When the yeas and nays are called for by a member on any question, the Speaker shall hold
this demand in abeyance until debate has closed upon the question under consideration, or until the
previous question has been moved and sustained.
Upon calls of the House, in taking the yeas and nays, the names of the members shall be
called alphabetically, except the name of the Speaker shall be called last.