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AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 54

2    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 54 by replacing
3lines 2 through 4 on page 1 with the following:
 
4    "RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate
6of the 98th General Assembly are amended by changing Rules 3-1,
73-5, 3-9, 7-2, 7-3, 7-12, 10-1, and 10-2 and by adding Rules
83-14 and 3-15 as follows:
 
9    (Senate Rule 3-1)
10    3-1. Committees.
11    (a) The committees of the Senate are: (i) the standing
12committees listed in Rule 3-4; (ii) special committees created
13by resolution or notice under Rule 3-3; and (iii) special
14subcommittees created by standing committees or by special
15committees under Rule 3-3. Subcommittees may not create
16subcommittees.
 

 

 

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1    (b) All committees shall have a Chairperson and Minority
2Spokesperson, who shall not be of the same caucus, except as
3provided in Rule 3-2. Committees of the whole shall consist of
4all Senators. The number of majority caucus members and
5minority caucus members of all standing committees, and all
6other committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate in
7accordance with these Senate Rules, shall be determined by the
8President. The numbers of majority caucus and minority caucus
9members shall become final upon the President filing with the
10Secretary an appropriate notice, which shall be Journalized.
 
11    (c) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
12to call the committee to order, designate which legislative
13measures that are assigned to the committee shall be taken up,
14order the roll call vote to be taken on each legislative
15measure called for a vote, preserve order and decorum during
16committee meetings, assign legislative measures to special
17subcommittees of the parent committee, jointly sign and issue
18subpoenas with the President, and implement and supervise the
19business of the committee. The Vice-Chairperson of a committee
20may preside over its meetings in the absence or at the
21direction of the Chairperson.
 
22    (d) A vacancy on a committee, or in the Chairperson or
23Minority Spokesperson position on a committee, occurs when a

 

 

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1member resigns from that position or ceases to be a Senator.
2Resignations shall be made in writing to the Secretary, who
3shall promptly notify the President and Minority Leader. Absent
4concurrence by a majority of those elected, or as otherwise
5provided in Rule 3-5, no member who resigns from a committee
6shall be reappointed to that committee for the remainder of the
7term. Replacement members shall be of the same caucus as that
8of the member who resigns, and shall be appointed by the
9President or Minority Leader, depending upon the caucus of the
10resigning member. In the case of vacancies on special
11subcommittees that were created by committees, any vacancy
12shall be filled pursuant to the motion adopted to create the
13subcommittee but if the motion does not specify how a vacancy
14is filled then the parent committee shall fill the vacancy by
15motion.
 
16    (e) The Chairperson of a committee shall have the authority
17to call meetings of that committee, subject to the approval of
18the President in accordance with Rule 2-5(c)(19). Except as
19otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, committee meetings
20shall be convened in accordance with Rule 3-11.
 
21    (Senate Rule 3-5)
22    3-5. Service Committees Committee.
23    (a) In addition to the standing committees, there are 2 is
24a permanent service committees committee known as the

 

 

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1"Committee on Assignments" and the "Committee on Legislative
2Petitions". The Committee on Assignments shall have those
3powers and duties that are outlined in these Senate Rules, as
4well as those that may be periodically ordered in accordance
5with these Senate Rules. The Committee on Legislative Petitions
6shall have those powers and duties outlined in Senate Rule
73-14, as well as those that may be periodically ordered in
8accordance with these Senate Rules.
 
9    (b) The Committee on Assignments shall consist of five
10members, three of whom shall be appointed by the President and
11two of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader. Both the
12President and the Minority Leader shall be eligible to be
13appointed to the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on
14Assignments shall be empowered to conduct business when a
15majority of the total number of its members has been appointed.
 
16    (c) The majority caucus members of the Committee on
17Assignments shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and
18the minority caucus members shall serve at the pleasure of the
19Minority Leader. Appointments thereto shall be by notice filed
20with the Secretary, and shall be effective for the balance of
21the term or until a replacement appointment is made, whichever
22first occurs. Appointments shall take effect upon filing with
23the Secretary regardless of whether the Senate is in session.
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1Senator who is replaced on the Committee on Assignments may be
2reappointed to the Committee on Assignments without
3concurrence of the Senate.
 
4    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Senate
5Rules, the Committee on Assignments and the Committee on
6Legislative Petitions may meet upon reasonable public notice.
7All legislative measures pending before the Committee on
8Assignments or Legislative Petitions pending before the
9Committee on Legislative Petitions shall be eligible for
10consideration at any meeting thereof, and all such legislative
11measures shall be deemed posted for hearing by the Committee on
12Assignments for all of its meetings.
 
13    (e) This Rule may be suspended by a vote of three-fifths of
14the members elected.
 
15    (Senate Rule 3-9)
16    3-9. Re-Referrals to the Committee on Assignments.
17    (a) All legislative measures, with the exception of
18resolutions to amend the State Constitution and Legislative
19Petitions, that have failed to meet the applicable deadline
20established in accordance with Rule 2-10 for reporting to the
21Senate by a standing committee shall automatically be
22re-referred to the Committee on Assignments unless: (i) the
23deadline has been suspended pursuant to Rule 7-17, with

 

 

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1re-referral to the Committee on Assignments to occur if the
2bill has not been reported to the Senate in accordance with the
3revised deadline; or (ii) the Committee on Assignments has
4issued a written exception to the Secretary with respect to a
5particular bill prior to the reporting deadline, with
6re-referral to occur, if at all, in accordance with the written
7exception. Should the President in accordance with Rule 2-10
8establish deadlines for action on joint action motions or
9conference committee reports, the foregoing re-referral
10provisions and exceptions shall apply with respect to those
11legislative measures that fail to meet those deadlines.
 
12    (b) All legislative measures, with the exception of
13resolutions to amend the State Constitution and Appointment
14Messages, pending before the Senate or any of its committees
15shall automatically be re-referred to the Committee on
16Assignments on the 31st consecutive day that the Senate has not
17convened for session unless: (i) this Rule has been suspended
18in accordance with Rule 7-17; or (ii) the Committee on
19Assignments has issued a written exception to the Secretary
20prior to that 31st day.
 
21    (Senate Rule 3-14 new)
22    3-14. Legislative Petitions.
23    (a) The Senate recognizes that the people of Illinois have
24a right to petition their government to make known their

 

 

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1opinions and to apply for redress of grievances, and encourages
2them to do so. For that reason, the Senate hereby creates a
3process by which the people may propose legislative action
4through the filing of petitions.
 
5    (b) The people may submit these petitions to any Senator or
6to the Chairperson of the Committee on Legislative Petitions.
 
7    (c) Any petition submitted shall succinctly state the
8relevant subject matter, the underlying factual circumstances,
9and a proposed legislative remedy. The petition shall also
10contain the signatures of at least ten Illinois residents (in
11print or electronic format). At least one original petition and
12one copy must be presented to the Senator or Chairperson of the
13Committee.
 
14    (d) Upon receipt of a petition, a member may file a
15Legislative Petition with the Secretary of the Senate. Each
16Legislative Petition shall have one principal sponsor whose
17name shall appear on the Legislative Petition and may be joined
18by no more than four chief cosponsors with the approval of the
19principal sponsor; other cosponsors shall be separated from the
20principal sponsor and any chief cosponsor by a comma. All
21Legislative Petitions introduced into the Senate shall be
22accompanied by the original petition received by the Senator
23and eight copies of the petition drafted by the Legislative

 

 

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1Reference Bureau. The Secretary shall retain the original
2petition for archive purposes.
 
3    (e) All Legislative Petitions shall be drafted by the
4Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided in
5this Rule.
 
6    (f) Legislative Petitions submitted shall be assigned a
7sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
8the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
9record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
10Senate President. A Legislative Petition is received by the
11Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a
12sequential number.
 
13    (g) All Legislative Petitions shall, after having been read
14into the Senate record, be automatically referred to the
15Committee on Legislative Petitions.
 
16    (h) A Legislative Petition that does not conform to the
17requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the Senate
18President, (i) be ruled non-compliant and out of order, and
19(ii) be returned by the Secretary of the Senate to the Senator
20who filed it.
 
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1Legislative Petition pending when the Senate adjourns sine die
2shall not carry over into the next General Assembly.
 
3    (j) Form.
 
 
4
SENATE PETITION

 
5The undersigned petitioner, individually and on behalf of those
6residents of the State of Illinois supporting this petition,
7hereby petitions the Chairperson and Members of the Senate
8Committee on Legislative Petitions to hold one or more public
9hearings to consider whether the following proposal should be
10introduced as legislation in the Illinois State Senate:
 
11Primary Petitioner: (Insert name of first person signing
12petition)
 
13Brief Summary of Proposal: (Insert Summary)
 
14Summary provided by petitioner and reproduced without
15alteration.
 
16Detailed Description of Proposal: (Insert Description or
17Specify "Not Provided")
 

 

 

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1Description provided by petitioner and reproduced without
2alteration.
 
3    (Senate Rule 3-15 new)
4    3-15. Committee on Legislative Petitions.
5    (a) In addition to standing committees and the Committee on
6Assignments, there shall be a permanent service committee known
7as the "Committee on Legislative Petitions". The Committee on
8Legislative Petitions shall have those powers and duties that
9are outlined in these Senate Rules, as well as those that may
10be periodically ordered in accordance with these Senate Rules.
 
11    (b) The appointed members of the Committee on Legislative
12Petitions shall be designated by the President and the Minority
13Leader in the same manner outlined in Rule 3-2 with respect to
14standing committees. In accordance with Section 1 of the
15General Assembly Compensation Act (25 ILCS 115/1), no
16Chairperson or Minority Spokesperson of the Committee on
17Legislative Petitions shall receive additional compensation
18for his or her service. The Committee may create subcommittees
19under Rule 3-3.
 
20    (c) It shall be the duty of the Committee on Legislative
21Petitions to consider petitions for legislation submitted to
22the Senate under these Senate Rules. After conducting one or
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1Legislative Petitions may, by a majority of those appointed,
2issue a report to the full Senate outlining the testimony
3received, the positions of any witnesses, and any
4recommendations made by Committee members regarding the
5petition.
 
6    (Senate Rule 7-2)
7    7-2. Announcing a Roll Call Vote. When a roll call vote is
8requested, the Presiding Officer shall put the question and
9then announce to the Senate: "The voting is open.". While the
10roll call is being taken, the Presiding Officer shall state:
11"Have all voted who wish?". The voting is closed when the
12Presiding Officer announces: "Take the Record.". The Presiding
13Officer, unless an intervening motion to postpone
14consideration by the principal sponsor is made, shall then
15announce the results of the roll call. No Senator is permitted
16to vote or to change his or her vote after the Presiding
17Officer announces: "Take the Record.".
 
18    (Senate Rule 7-3)
19    7-3. Decorum and Debate.
20    (a) When any Senator is about to speak or deliver any
21matter to the Senate, he or she shall rise and address the
22Presiding Officer as "Mister President" or "Madam President",
23as the case may be. Upon being recognized by the Chair, the
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1until then, the engineer in charge of operating the microphones
2in the Senate will give the use of the microphone to the
3Senator who has been so recognized. The Senator in speaking
4shall confine himself or herself to the subject matter under
5discussion and avoid personalities.
 
6    (b) The Presiding Officer may at his or her discretion, and
7with consideration for the efficient operation of the Senate,
8determine whether any member shall be afforded the floor for
9the purpose of introduction of guests in the gallery. Questions
10affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of members of the
11Senate in their representative capacity are questions of
12personal privilege. A matter of personal explanation does not
13constitute a question of personal privilege.
 
14    (c) If any Senator in speaking (or otherwise) transgresses
15these Senate Rules, the Presiding Officer shall, or any Senator
16may, call him or her to order, in which case the Senator so
17called to order shall sit down, unless permitted to explain;
18and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide on the case
19without debate. If the decision is in favor of the Senator
20called to order, he or she is at liberty to proceed. If
21otherwise, and the case requires it, he or she is liable to the
22censure of the Senate.
 
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1debate, the person calling him or her to order shall repeat the
2words excepted to, and they shall be taken down by the
3Secretary. No Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to
4the censure of the Senate for words spoken in debate if any
5Senator has spoken in debate or other business has intervened
6after the words spoken and before exceptions to them shall have
7been taken.
 
8    (e) If two or more Senators rise at once, the Presiding
9Officer shall name the Senator who is to speak first.
 
10    (f) No person shall give any signs of approbation or
11disapprobation while the Senate is in session.
 
12    (g) No Senator shall speak more than five minutes on the
13same question without the consent of the Senate, nor more than
14twice on that question. No Senator shall speak more than once
15until every Senator choosing to speak has spoken. However, the
16Presiding Officer, in his or her discretion, may set time
17limits for the presentation of a legislative measure by the
18principal sponsor or a member designated by the principal
19sponsor and debate by Senators seeking to debate the
20legislative measure. No Senator may explain his or her vote.
 
21    (h) While the Presiding Officer is putting a question, no
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1Senator is addressing the Senate, no Senator or other person
2entitled to the floor shall entertain private discourse or pass
3between the speaker and the Presiding Officer.
 
4    (i) In case of any disturbances or disorderly conduct in
5the lobby, gallery, or hallways adjoining the chamber, the
6President shall have the power to order the same to be cleared.
 
7    (j) All material placed on the desks of Senators shall
8contain the name of the Senator requesting its distribution.
 
9    (Senate Rule 7-12)
10    7-12. Motion to Postpone Consideration. A motion to
11postpone consideration on a legislative measure may not be made
12more than once on the same bill or proposition. Unless
13otherwise provided by these Senate Rules, a motion to postpone
14consideration shall be made prior to intervening business and
15shall be granted as a matter of privilege. However ; however, no
16motion to postpone consideration is in order if the involved
17legislative measure (1) initially received a vote of fewer than
18two-fifths of the members elected or (2) is an Appointment
19Message.
 
20    (Senate Rule 10-1)
21    10-1. Nominations.
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1shall be referred to the Committee on Assignments in accordance
2with Rule 3-6; nominations may be considered by the Executive
3Appointments Committee or other committees in accordance with
4these Senate Rules. Each nominee shall be required to appear in
5person before that meeting of a committee convened for the
6purpose of considering the qualifications of the person for the
7office to which he or she has been nominated. The appearance of
8the nominee may be waived by the committee by a vote of a
9majority of those appointed.
 
10    (b) The Executive Appointments Committee or another
11committee in accordance with these Senate Rules shall, six days
12prior to any of its meetings, post a notice on the Senate
13bulletin board or make the notice electronically available
14indicating the nominees to be considered at its next meeting
15and the time, date, and place of the meeting. The Chairperson
16of the committee shall provide a copy of the notice to the
17Governor's Office of Legislative Affairs or other proper
18appointing officer or authority, if applicable, which shall be
19responsible for notifying each nominee scheduled to be
20considered of the date, time, and place of hearing.
 
21    (c) Except for Appointment Messages placed on the Denial of
22Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
23Appointments, on On considering the report of the Executive
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1these Senate Rules on a nomination, the Presiding Officer shall
2put the following question: "Does the Senate advise and consent
3to the nomination just made?". The Chairman of the Executive
4Appointments Committee may, by a motion in writing approved by
5a majority of the members present and voting compile a list of
6individual appointment messages to be acted on together by a
7single vote. Whenever a list of Appointment Messages has been
8so compiled, five or more members may request the question be
9put and the vote separately taken upon each of the Appointment
10Messages on that list. The Senate may determine, by a majority
11vote of those elected, after having voted upon the question of
12one or more of the Appointment Messages individually, to act
13upon the question of the remaining Appointment Messages on that
14list as a unit.
 
15    (c-5) After a committee has reported to the Senate any
16Appointment Message "do not recommend advise and consent"
17pursuant to subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of the
18Executive Appointments Committee shall move that the
19Appointment Message (or Appointment Messages) be placed on the
20Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
21Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
22Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject to
23division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider
24under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put the following
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1Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial of
2Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
3rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
4session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by a
5majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment Message
6on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of
7Executive Appointments.
8    After a committee has reported to the Senate any
9Appointment Message "without recommendation" pursuant to
10subsection (a) of Rule 3-11, the Chairman of the Executive
11Appointments Committee may move that the Appointment Message
12(or Appointment Messages) be placed on the Denial of
13Appointment Calendar under the order of Executive
14Appointments. A motion to place an Appointment Message on the
15Denial of Appointment Calendar is neither debatable, subject to
16division under Rule 7-14, nor subject to a motion to reconsider
17under Rule 7-15. The Presiding Officer shall put the following
18question: "Shall the Senate place the Appointment Message (or
19Messages) (insert number or numbers) on the Denial of
20Appointment Calendar which shall constitute the Senate's
21rejection of that Message (or those Messages) on its 60th
22session day under our Rules?" Upon adoption of the motion by
23majority vote, the Secretary shall place an Appointment Message
24on the Denial of Appointment Calendar under the order of
25Executive Appointments.
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1Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar the
2number, name of the nominee, and the title of the office,
3agency or other body to which nomination is being made. The
4Denial of Appointment Calendar shall also state the number of
5session days that have elapsed since each Appointment Message
6was received by the Senate. The Secretary shall distribute the
7Denial of Appointment Calendar to each member of the Senate as
8a component of the Senate Calendar for each session day other
9than a perfunctory session day. The Secretary shall make the
10Denial of Appointment Calendar available to the public.
11    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
12Appointment Calendar if a written objection stating the number
13of the Appointment Message to be removed is filed with the
14Secretary on or before the 59th session day after the day the
15Appointment Message was received by the Senate, and the
16objection contains the signature of a majority of the members
17elected. Upon the filing of a proper written objection, the
18Secretary shall remove the relevant Appointment Message from
19the Denial of Appointment Calendar and automatically place the
20Appointment Message on the Senate Calendar under the order of
21Executive Appointments.
22    An Appointment Message shall be removed from the Denial of
23Appointment Calendar if, upon concurrence of a majority of
24those appointed, the Committee on Assignments adopts a motion
25to remove that Appointment Message on or before the 59th
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1by the Senate. Upon this action of the Committee on
2Assignments, the Secretary shall remove the relevant
3Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment Calendar and
4automatically place the Appointment Message on the Senate
5Calendar under the order of Executive Appointments, unless the
6Committee on Assignments has referred the Appointment Message
7to a committee for further action.
8    If neither the Committee on Assignments takes action to
9remove an Appointment Message from the Denial of Appointment
10Calendar, nor a proper written objection to an Appointment
11Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar is filed with the
12Secretary as required under this Rule, then that Appointment
13Message shall remain on the Denial of Appointment Calendar. A
14motion to place an Appointment Message (or Appointment
15Messages) on the Denial of Appointment Calendar adopted by the
16Senate shall constitute the Senate's rejection of each
17Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar on
18the 60th session day after the day the Appointment Message was
19received by the Senate. Each Appointment Message remaining on
20the Denial of Appointment Calendar on the 60th session day
21after the day the Appointment Message was received by the
22Senate shall be deemed to have not received the advice and
23consent of the Senate and thereby rejected by the Senate
24pursuant to Article V, Section 9 of the Illinois Constitution.
25    On the 60th Session Day for each Appointment Message on the
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1make the following inquiry of the Secretary: "Please identify
2each Appointment Message on the Denial of Appointment Calendar
3that is on its 60th Session Day." After the Secretary
4identifies the relevant Appointment Message or Appointment
5Messages, the Presiding Officer shall make the following
6declaration: "Each Appointment Message just read is on its 60th
7Session Day and remains on the Denial of Appointment Calendar;
8therefore each such Message, pursuant to our Rules, is deemed
9to have not received the advice and consent of the Senate and
10is hereby rejected by the Senate pursuant to Article V, Section
119 of the Illinois Constitution. The journal shall reflect that
12the Senate has rejected each such nomination and the Secretary
13shall inform the relevant appointing authority of the Senate's
14action in rejecting that authority's nomination."
 
15    (d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule, while
16While any nomination remains with the Senate, it is in order to
17reconsider any vote taken thereon, subject to the provisions of
18Rule 7-15 not related to the time for making such a motion.
 
19    (Senate Rule 10-2)
20    10-2. Appointment Messages.
21    (a) Every nomination subject to the advice and consent of
22the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment
23Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in
24accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form

 

 

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1provided in this Rule, containing all of the required
2information, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the
3appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.
 
4    (b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the
5Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided in
6this Rule.
 
7    (c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a
8sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating
9the order in which they were received and read into the Senate
10record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the
11Senate President. An Appointment Message is received by the
12Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a
13sequential number. A perfunctory session day shall not be
14deemed to be a session day for the purpose of Article V,
15Section 9, subsection (a) of the Illinois Constitution.
 
16    (d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the
17requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the Senate
18President, (i) be ruled non-compliant and of no legal effect
19and (ii) be returned by the Secretary of the Senate to the
20appointing officer or authority that filed it.
 
21    (e) The appointing officer or authority may file in
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1supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A
2superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential
3number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing
4of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table
5the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that superseded
6Appointment Message shall have no further legal effect.
 
7    (f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an
8appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an
9Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or
10received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been
11withdrawn shall have no further legal effect.
 
12    (g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be a
13committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable
14and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the
15Executive Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these
16Senate Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the
17absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the
18Executive Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal
19sponsor. Messages may not have individual cosponsors.
 
20    (h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate
21adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General
22Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by
23the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as

 

 

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1provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment
2Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall
3retain the sequential number assigned when originally read into
4the Senate record as provided for in subsection (c) of this
5Rule.
 
6    (i) Notwithstanding the requirements contained in this
7Rule, any Appointment Message submitted to the 96th General
8Assembly and not acted upon by the 96th General Assembly is
9deemed to be carried over to the 97th General Assembly. The
10Senate may take action on any Appointment Message carried over
11from the Senate of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this
12Rule shall be construed to prohibit an appointing officer or
13authority from withdrawing in writing an Appointment Message
14that was previously submitted to or received by the Senate of
15the 96th General Assembly and carried over into the Senate of
16the 97th General Assembly. An Appointment Message carried over
17from the Senate of the 96th General Assembly that has been
18withdrawn in the Senate of the 97th General Assembly shall have
19no further legal effect.
 
20    (i) (j) Form.
 
 
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APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

 

 

 

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1To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Eighth
2Ninety-Seventh General Assembly:
 
3(I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of
4the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, by and with the
5advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following
6named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and
7consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested.
 
8Title of Office: (Insert Title and Position)
 
9Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or
10other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)
 
11Start Date: (Insert Start Date)
 
12End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")
 
13Name: (Name of Nominee)
 
14Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee)
 
15Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify
16"Unsalaried")
 
17Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")
 

 

 

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1Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District
2the Nominee Resides)
 
3Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New
4Position")
 
5Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of
6Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")".