II. Amendments to the Rules of the Senate adopted at the 2004 Budget Session:
Senate Rule 7-1 is amended to read as follows:
7. COMMITTEES
7-1 Senate Standing Committees shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, with the advice and consent of the Rules and Procedure Committee. Senate Standing Committees are as follows:
1. Judiciary
2. Appropriations
3. Revenue
4. Education
5. Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources
6. Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources
7. Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions
8. Transportation, and
Highways and Military Affairs
9. Minerals, Business and Economic Development
10. Labor, Health and Social Services
11. Journal
12. Rules and Procedure
Senate Rule 13-1 is amended to read as follows:
13. THIRD READING
13-1 The bill shall be read a third time,
at least one legislative working day after the second reading unless laid back
under Senate Rule 10‑4. It shall
be read by bill number, catch title,
sponsor, catch title and enacting clause
only.
Senate Rule 14-5 is amended to read as follows:
VOTE CHANGING
14-5 Any member may change his vote on a roll
call of ayes and noes only after the call is completed, but only before the announced results vote
is closed.
Senate Rule 22-1(b) is amended to read as follows:
22. UNCONTESTED BILLS
22-1 (a) After second reading all uncontested bills which have no amendments pending shall be placed by the Chief Clerk on the consent list. If amendments are subsequently prepared to a bill, the bill shall be automatically removed from the consent list. Any member may object to having any bill placed on the consent list, in which case it shall be removed from the consent list. Any bill removed from the consent list shall be considered separately on third reading and final passage.
(b) At the
beginning of third reading and final passage of bills, the majority floor
leader shall move the consent list by reading the
each bill numbers
number followed by the catch title and
the presiding officer shall call for the roll call on all the bills on the
consent list. After the roll call is
completed, the Chief Clerk will then ask any member who wishes to change his
vote to stand and identify himself as to each bill or bills on the consent
list. The results of the final roll
call will then be announced for each bill.