Rule 1. Sec. 6. Presiding Officer, Order in Designating.

In the absence of both the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker, the order of the presiding officer of the Legislature shall be as follows:

• Chairperson of the Executive Board
• Chairperson of Committee on Committees
• Chairperson of Committee on Judiciary
• Chairperson of Committee on Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
• Chairperson of Committee on Appropriations
• Chairperson of Committee on Revenue
• Chairperson of Committee on Education
• Chairperson of Committee on Banking, Commerce and Insurance
• Chairperson of Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Chairperson of Committee on Agriculture
• Chairperson of Committee on Health and Human Services
• Chairperson of Committee on General Affairs
• Chairperson of Committee on Business and Labor
• Chairperson of Committee on Urban Affairs
• Chairperson of Committee on Transportation and Telecommunications
• Chairperson of Committee on Telecommunications and Technology

Rule 3. Sec. 3. Standing Committees.

(a) The standing committees of the Legislature shall be as follows:

(b) The Speaker shall not be a regular member of a standing committee.

Rule 6, Sec. 5. & 6

Rule 6, Sec. 5. Select File. When the Legislature considers bills on Select File, any of the following motions shall be in order.

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(b) A motion to adopt an amendment to a bill or an amendment to an amendment which shall require a majority vote of the elected members, except amendments which are substantially the same as any bill indefinitely postponed shall require a three-fifths vote of the elected members. A singular amendment from the introducer and chosen by the introducer, shall be considered first following the consideration of the enrollment and review amendment and prior to any additional amendments.

Rule 6, Sec. 6. Return to Select File. (a) On a motion to return a bill to Select File for a specific amendment, a majority of the elected members must concur. A motion to return to Select File by the introducer for his or her own amendment shall be considered first, prior to other motions to return. All other motions to return to Select File, regardless of the introducer, shall be introduced in the order in which they are filed. No other amendment shall be considered when the bill is so returned. Such amendment when considered may be adopted by a majority vote of the elected members, except an amendment which is substantially the same as any bill indefinitely postponed shall require a three-fifths vote of the elected members.