HR 9: To adopt the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 136th General Assembly.

As Adopted by the House

136th General Assembly Regular Session H. R. No. 9 2025-2026

Representative Manning

A R E S O L U T I O N

To adopt the Rules of the House of Representatives for 1
the 136th General Assembly. 2

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

That the following are the rules of the House of 3
Representatives for the 136th General Assembly: 4
RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5
OF THE 135th 136th GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6
TIME OF CONVENING; ORDER OF BUSINESS 7
Rule 1. (Time of sessions; schedule.) (a) For the months of 8
January through June in each year, and separately for the months 9
of July through December in each year, the Speaker, at the 10
beginning of each six-month period, shall establish a schedule 11
of dates and times according to which the House shall hold 12
sessions and at which roll call votes are taken. The Speaker may 13
revise or supplement the schedule as necessary. The schedule and 14
any revision or supplement thereto shall be published and a copy 15
provided to each member. 16
(b) Sessions of the House at which roll call votes are 17
taken shall be held on the dates and at the times prescribed in 18
the schedule. The Speaker, by written notice transmitted to each 19

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member, may cancel a session required by the schedule. 20
Rule 2. (Speaker or presiding officer to call House to 21
order.) The Speaker or presiding officer shall take the chair 22
every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have 23
adjourned or shall have taken a recess, and shall immediately 24
call the House to order. Prayer may be offered, the pledge of 25
allegiance to the United States of America shall be recited, 26
and, a quorum being present, the House shall proceed with the 27
order of business. A majority of all members elected must be 28
present to constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller 29
number may meet and adjourn from time to time, a presiding 30
officer being present, and shall have the power to compel the 31
attendance of absent members. However, in no event may business 32
be conducted unless a member of the majority party is present. 33
Rule 3. (Order of business.) (a) The order of business of 34
the House shall be as follows: 35
Reading and approving, with or without corrections, of the 36
Journal. 37
Introduction of bills. 38
Consideration of Senate amendments. 39
Reports of conference committees. 40
Reports of standing and select committees and bills for 41
second consideration. 42
Motions and resolutions. 43
Bills for third consideration. 44
Announcement of committee meetings. 45
(b) The order of business shall not be changed unless 46
otherwise ordered by a majority vote upon motion. All questions 47
relating to the priority of business shall be decided without 48

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debate.

Rule 4. (Special order of business.) Any matter may be made 50
a special order of business for any particular day and hour with 51
the assent of two-thirds of the members present. 52
Rule 5. (Filing of petitions.) Members having petitions to 53
present shall file same with the Clerk, endorsing their name 54
thereon. Delivery to the Clerk shall constitute presentment of 55
said petition to the House, and it shall be noted in the 56
Journal. 57
Rule 6. (Messages from Senate and executives.) Messages 5
from the Senate and the Governor and communications from any 5
branch of the executive department may be received, read, and 6
disposed of at any time, except when the presiding officer is 6
putting a question, or when a vote is being taken. 6

Rule 7. (Adjournment.) A motion to adjourn always shall be in order, except during roll call. When a motion is made to adjourn, it shall be in order for the presiding officer, before putting the question, to state any fact to the House relating to the condition of the business of the House which would seem to make it advisable or inadvisable to adjourn at that time. Such statement, however, shall not be debatable. It is not in order for the House to adjourn unless the presiding officer is in the chair.

Rule 8. (Recess.) The interim between any two meetings of the House, on the same legislative day, shall be termed a recess; when so ordered by the House, the interim between five or more calendar days likewise shall be termed a recess; and on reassembling at the appointed hour, any question pending at the time of taking recess shall be resumed without any motion to that effect.

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Rule 9. (Speaker shall preserve order and decorum.) The 80
Speaker or presiding officer shall, at all times, preserve order 81
and decorum. The Speaker or presiding officer shall see that 82
members conduct themselves in a civil and orderly manner. When 83
necessary, the Speaker or presiding officer may order the 84
Sergeant-at-Arms to clear the aisles and compel members to take 85
their seats. 86

Rule 10. (Recognition of visitors.) A member may file with the Clerk a form requesting the Speaker or presiding officer to recognize one or more individuals in the galleries. The Clerk shall prescribe a form for the request and make copies of the form in blank available to members. The recognition may be made at any time, but shall not interrupt a debate or the taking of a vote.

Rule 11. (Control of the Hall.) (a) The Speaker or presiding officer shall have general direction and control of the Hall and shall provide for the security of the Hall. In case of any actual or anticipated disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries, lobby, rooms, or hallways adjacent to the Hall, the Speaker or presiding officer may order those places to be cleared.

(b) When the House is not in session, the Clerk shall have 101
general direction and control of the Hall and of the galleries, 102
lobby, rooms, and hallways adjacent to the Hall. 103
(c) Signs, banners, placards, and other similar 104
demonstrative devices are not permitted in the Hall or in the 105
galleries, lobby, rooms, or hallways adjacent to the Hall unless 106
the Speaker or presiding officer, or, if the House is not in 107
session, the Clerk, has approved their use in those places. 108
Rule 12. (Member may preside.) The Speaker may appoint any 109
member to perform the duties of the Speaker as presiding officer 110
for a temporary period of time. If the Speaker is absent, and no 111

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member has been appointed to perform those duties temporarily 112
during the absence, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall perform the 113
duties of the Speaker as presiding officer during the Speaker's 114
absence. 115
Rule 13. (Appointment of committees and boards.) The 116
Speaker shall name all committees and subcommittees, and shall 117
appoint all members and chairs thereto and determine the number 118
of members thereof, except the Rules and Reference Committee 119
shall consist of twelve members. The Speaker shall appoint 120
members of the majority party and the Minority Leader shall 121
appoint members of the minority party to all committees and 122
subcommittees. The membership of a standing committee shall be 123
so that membership is proportional to the partisan composition 124
of the House. The chair and the vice-chair of the Finance 125
Committee and the Rules and Reference Committee shall not be 126
included in making this calculation. The Minority Leader, in a 127
manner to be determined by the minority caucus, may recommend 128
for the Speaker's consideration, minority party members for each 129
committee. 130
The Speaker shall appoint members to a standing committee 131
so that its membership is at least proportional to the partisan 132
composition of the House, adjusting minority membership upward 133
as needed. 134
Rule 14. (Speaker directs House officers and employs and 135
directs House employees.) (a) The Speaker shall see that all 136
officers of the House satisfactorily perform their respective 137
duties. 138
(b) The Speaker shall employ all employees of the House and 139
shall see that they satisfactorily perform their respective 140
duties. All employees of the House are at will employees, and 141
shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker. A terminated 142
employee's compensation ceases on the day the termination takes 143

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effect. The 144

(c) The Speaker shall prescribe House policies and administrative rules, shall define House employment positions, shall prescribe the qualifications that are to be met by House employees, and shall prescribe the duties of House employees, fix their hours of employment, and determine their compensation. The Speaker shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of,notify the Minority Leader before taking any of the aforementioned actions with regard to taking corrective action regarding an employee of who is assigned to the minority caucus, including disciplinary and corrective actions and terminationsunless the circumstances otherwise require.

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Rule 15. (Signing acts, resolutions, etc.) The Speaker shall certify that every bill passed, and every joint resolution or concurrent resolution adopted, by both houses of the General Assembly has met the procedural requirements for passage or adoption by signing such bills, joint resolutions, or concurrent resolutions; and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the House shall be under the Speaker's hand attested by the Clerk, except when otherwise provided by law.

DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Rule 16. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Speaker Pro 165
Tempore, in the absence of the Speaker, shall have all the 166
rights, privileges, authority, duties, and responsibilities of 167
the Speaker. 168

DUTIES OF THE ASSISTANT SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

Rule 17. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, in the absence of the Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tempore, shall have all the rights, privileges, authority, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker.

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Rule 1718. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Majority Floor 175
Leader, in the absence of the Speaker and , Speaker Pro Tempore, 176
and the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, shall have all the 177
rights, privileges, authority, duties, and responsibilities of 178
the Speaker. 179

DUTIES OF ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER 180

Rule 1819. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Assistant 181
Majority Floor Leader, in the absence of the Speaker, Speaker 182
Pro Tempore, Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, and Majority Floor 183
Leader, shall have all the rights, privileges, authority, 184
duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker. 185

DUTIES OF THE MAJORITY WHIP(S)

Rule 20. (Duties.) The Majority Whip or Whips shall assist the Majority Floor Leader and Assistant Majority Floor Leader, ensure member attendance, count votes, and communicate the majority position.

DUTIES OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Rule 1921. (Chief administrative officer.) The Chief 192
Administrative Officer shall be the chief administrative officer 193
of the House and shall be responsible to the Speaker of the 194
House and other designated staff as provided by House 195
resolutions adopted during the 136th General Assembly. 196

Rule 2022. (Supervision of employees; maintenance of parking facilities.) (a) Subject to the applicable state law and the Speaker's authority under Rule 14, and except for employees whose direction is delegated to the Clerk under Rule 2426, responsibility for seeing that employees of the minority party of the House satisfactorily perform their respective duties is delegated to the Minority LeaderChief Administrative Officer and other designated staff as provided by House resolution adopted during the 136th General Assembly.

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(b) The maintenance and condition of parking facilities 206
under the control of the House shall be under the direction and 207
control of the Chief Administrative Officer, subject to the 208
approval of the Speaker. 209

(c) The Speaker shall not eliminate parking privileges or the office of a member without the member's consent and may not remove a member's staff an employee assigned to a member without the member's acquiescenceprior notification to the member, unless extenuating circumstances otherwise require.

DUTIES OF THE CLERK

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Rule 2123. (Distribution of House documents.) The Clerk shall have charge of and regulate the distribution of all printed and electronic records and reports of the House, and shall have supervision of the printing or electronic preparation of all documents ordered by the House as specified in Rule 25 27 and in section 101.52 of the Revised Code. The number of copies of bills, journals, and other documents to be printed, or the documents to be prepared electronically, shall be determined by the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker, except when the House by motion determines the number to be printed or the documents to be prepared electronically.

Rule 2224. (Legislative duties and responsibilities of the 227
Clerk.) (a) The Clerk is custodian of the bills, amendments, 228
resolutions, and other legislative documents that are in 229
possession of the House. The Clerk shall not permit a bill, 230
amendment, resolution, or other legislative document to be 231
removed from the Clerk's custody except in the course of the 232
regular business of the House and then only upon receiving a 233
receipt for the document that shows when and to whom the 234
document was released. The Clerk shall prescribe the form of the 235
receipt. A bill, amendment, resolution, or other legislative 236
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inspection.

(b) When a bill or resolution is filed for introduction, the Clerk shall examine the bill or resolution to determine whether on its face it appears to meet the constitutional and procedural requirements for introduction, and shall call any defects to the attention of the author. The Clerk may correct the list of cosponsors if the Clerk receives notice of and verifies a technical error. In fulfilling this duty, the Clerk is not presumed to guarantee the bill meets the constitutional or procedural requirements for introduction.

(c) The Clerk shall number bills and resolutions in the order of their filing, and shall keep a complete and accurate record of bills and resolutions that includes, for each bill or resolution, its number; its author; a brief description of its subject; the section or sections of law it seeks to amend, enact, or repeal, if any; notation of its reference to and report by a committee; and notation of its passage or adoption or rejection by the House. The record is open to public inspection.

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(d) The Clerk shall provide to the chair of a committee to which a bill or resolution is referred, the bill or resolution together with all official documents and other attachments pertaining thereto, taking a receipt therefor.

(e) The Clerk shall prepare and publish a Calendar that gives public notice of bills and resolutions that have been arranged on the Calendar for third consideration or adoption, bills and resolutions that have been reported by committees, and other matters descriptive of the current and future business of the House.

(f) The Clerk shall keep a complete and accurate Journal of the proceedings of the House, beginning it on the first day of the first regular session and ending it on the last day of the

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second regular session. The Clerk shall maintain a separate Journal for any special session, beginning it on the first day and ending it on the last day of the special session. The pages of the Journal shall be numbered serially. All amendments that are taken up, unless withdrawn or ruled out of order, shall be spread upon the Journal. For all amendments that are offered, the Journal shall include the number assigned to the amendment by the Legislative Service Commission.

(g) The Clerk shall superintend the engrossing, enrolling, and presentation of bills and joint resolutions and the preparation and publication of other legislative documents.

(h) The Clerk shall attest all writs and subpoenas issued by order of the House, the Journal, and the passage of bills and the adoption of resolutions. These attestation duties are ministerial.

Rule 2325. (May call the House to order.) If the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Floor Leader, and Assistant Majority Floor Leader are absent, at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned or taken recess, except in the case mentioned in Rule 12, the Clerk may call the House to order, and, if called to order, the House shall proceed to choose some member to act as presiding officer until either the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Floor Leader, or the Assistant Majority Floor Leader shall be present. No business may be conducted unless the Speaker's designee, or a member of leadership from the majority party, is present.

Rule 2426. (Composition of the Office of the Clerk.) The office of the Clerk shall be comprised of the Clerk and employees of the House who are directly involved in the legislative process. Subject to the Speaker's authority under Rule 14, and except for employees whose direction is delegated

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to the Chief Administrative Officer and other designated staff under Rule 22, responsibility for seeing that employees of the House who are directly involved in the legislative process satisfactorily perform their respective duties is delegated to the Clerk. In the absence of the Clerk, the Assistant Clerk shall assume the responsibilities of the Clerk.

Rule 2527. (Printing of documents.) The Clerk shall attend to the printing or electronic preparation of the journal, calendar, bills, resolutions, and, if so ordered, committee reports. This rule is cumulative with respect to section 101.52 of the Revised Code.

DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

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Rule 2628. (Sergeant-at-arms.) (a) The Sergeant-at-arms shall be the chief police officer of the House and shall be responsible to the Speaker. Subject to Rules 9, 11, and 109107, the Sergeant-at-arms shall maintain good order in the Hall, gallery, corridors, and committee rooms; shall strictly enforce the rules regulating admission of persons to the floor of the House; shall maintain good order in the corridors, committee rooms, offices, and other areas under the exclusive use and control of the House in the Vern Riffe Center; shall serve all subpoenas and warrants issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee; and on an order for a call of the House, shall forthwith proceed to arrest and bring members into the House. The Sergeant-at-arms may request the assistance of, or work with, the State Highway Patrol to fulfill those duties.

(b) The Speaker may also contract for security services for the House.

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Rule 2729. (Death or resignation of Clerk, Chief 333
Administrative Officer, or Sergeant-at-Arms.) In the case of the 334
eath or resignation of the Clerk, Chief Administrative Officer, 335
or Sergeant-at-Arms, the Speaker may designate any individual to 336
erform such duties until such time as the House fills the 337
vacancy. 338
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE 339
Rule 2830. (Standing committees and standing 340
subcommittees.) 341
(a) The standing committees and standing subcommittees of 342
the House shall be named by the Speaker. 343
(b) The standing committees and the standing subcommittees 344
f the House for the 135th 136th General Assembly shall be as 345
follows. (The standing committees are designated by Arabic 346
numerals, while the standing subcommittees are designated under 347
heir standing committees by Roman numerals.) 348
1. Agriculture 349
2. Armed ServicesArts, Athletics, and Tourism 350
3. Aviation and AerospaceChildren and Human Services 351
4. Behavioral HealthCommerce and Labor 352
5. Civil Justice Community Revitalization 353
6. Commerce and LaborDevelopment 354
7. Constitutional ResolutionsEducation 355
8. Criminal JusticeEnergy 356
9. Economic and Workforce DevelopmentFinance 357
10. Energy and Natural ResourcesFinancial Institutions 358
11. Families and AgingGeneral Government 359

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1. FinanceGovernment Oversight 360
   I. Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources 361
   Subcommittee 362
   II. Health and Human Services Subcommittee 363
   III. Higher Education Subcommittee 364
   IV. Infrastructure and American Rescue Plan 365
   V. Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee 366
   VI. Public Safety Subcommittee 367
   VII. Transportation Subcommittee 368
2. Financial InstitutionsHealth 369
3. Government OversightInsurance 370
4. Health Provider ServicesJudiciary 371
5. Higher EducationLocal Government 372
6. Homeland SecurityMedicaid 373
7. InfrastructureNatural Resources 374
8. InsurancePublic Insurance and Pensions 375
9. PensionsPublic Safety 376
10. Primary and Secondary EducationRules and Reference 377
11. Public Health PolicySmall Business 378
12. Public UtilitiesTechnology and Innovation 379
13. Rules and ReferenceTransportation 380
14. State and Local GovernmentVeterans and Military 381
    Development 382
15. Technology and InnovationWays and Means 383
16. TransportationWorkforce and Higher Education 384

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28. Ways and Means	385
(c） The Speaker, by message to the House, may abolish any	386
of the standing committees and standing subcommittees created by	387
this rule and may establish additional standing committees or	388
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without amendment of this rule.	390
(d） The chairs and members of all committees and	391
subcommittees shall be appointed as speeified in Rule l3by the Speaker. The chair of each standing subcommittee shall be under	392
the direction of the general chair of the committee.	393 394
(e） When the chair of a standing committee or subcommittee
creates a special subcommittee of the standing committee or	395
subcommittee, the Minority Leader-shall appoint , in a manner to	396 397
be determined by the minority caucus, may recommend for the
Speaker's consideration, the minority membership of the special	398
subcommittee.	399 400
(f） Standing committees and standing subcommittees created
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Rule 2931.(Select committees.）Select committees for the
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of special functions may be appointed by the Speaker, and,	405
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subject to the approval of the Speaker, bills and resolutions	407
may be referred to such select committees. Select committees may report on such bills and resolutions as are referred to them.	408 409
Rule 3032.(Membership on committees.）(a） The first-named	410
member of any committee or subcommittee shall be the chair, and	411
the second-named member of any committee shall be the vice-	412
chair. The chair shall select a member of the minority party to	413
be secretary. The minority leader may designate a ranking minority member on each committee.	414 415

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(b) In case death, disability, or resignation shall cause a vacancy in the membership or chair of any committee, the Speaker shall appoint another member or chair. In case death, disability, or resignation shall cause a vacancy in the membership of any committee, the Speaker or Minority Leader, as applicable, shall appoint another member.

(c) The Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore, and the minority leader shall, by virtue of their office, be members of all committees without voting privileges, except in those committees where they are designated as regular members. The minority leader may designate the assistant minority leader to be a member of a committee without voting privileges in the minority leader's absence, except for those committees where the assistant minority leader is designated as a regular member. They shall not be counted in determining the number constituting a majority on the various committees unless they are designated as regular members.

(d) If a member of a finance subcommittee is absent, the vice-chair and ranking minority member of the Finance Committee shall, by virtue of their membership on the Finance Committee, be ex-officio members of any finance subcommittee without voting privileges, except in those subcommittees where they are designated as regular members. A member of a finance subcommittee is not required to be a member of the Finance Committee.

(e) The Minority Leader shall appoint four members of the minority party to the Rules and Reference Committee.

(f) Each finance subcommittee shall include at least two 443
members of the minority party in addition to the ranking 444
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Rule 3133. (Duties.) (a) The duties of the committee chair 447
shall include: presiding over meetings of the committee and 448
putting all questions; maintaining order and deciding all 449
questions of order; appointing a member as secretary; and 450
supervising and directing the clerical and other employees of 451
the committee. 452

(b) The chair of a committee shall not require any person testifying before the committee to provide a written copy of the person's testimony.

Rule 3234. (Presentation of Senate Bills.) When a standing committee recommends a Senate Bill for passage, the chair of the committee, or another member designated by the Speaker, shall, when the bill is called up for passage, cause the bill to be properly presented to the House.

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Rule 3335. (Subpoena power.) (a)(1) The chair of a House standing or select committee, when authorized by a majority vote of the standing or select committee, may subpoena witnesses in any part of the state to appear before such committee at a time and place designated in the subpoena to testify concerning any pending or contemplated legislative action, any matters of inquiry committed to the committee, and any alleged breach of the House's privileges or misconduct by any of the House's members. Pursuant to this subpoena power, any witness subpoenaed may be ordered to produce books, papers, electronic documents, or records and other tangible evidence.

(2) The chair shall file any subpoenas authorized pursuant 472
to this rule with the Clerk, who shall cause the same to be 473
entered in the Journal, and the subpoena shall be served 474
pursuant to law. (See sections 101.41 to 101.45 of the Revised 475
Code.) 476

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Revised Code, the chair of a standing or select committee, by 479
majority vote of the committee, may order any person to appear 480
before the committee and produce books, papers, electronic 481
documents, or records and other tangible evidence for the 482
committee with respect to any pending or contemplated 483
legislative action, or any alleged breach of House privileges or 484
misconduct by House members. The chair shall file the order with 485
the Clerk, who shall cause the same to be entered in the 486
Journal. The order shall be served in accordance with section 487
101.81 of the Revised Code. 488

COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURE

Rule 33A36. (House rules govern.) The rules governing the procedure of the standing and select committees of the House shall be the same as those governing the House, as far as they may be applicable.

Rule 3437. (Schedule of committee meetings.) The Speaker, after consultation with the chairs of the several committees, shall set a schedule of times when regular committees shall meet, which, in so far as possible, shall permit a full attendance of the members of committees, without conflict of committee engagements. Such regular schedule shall be announced publicly, and each committee shall meet at the hour provided by the schedule, unless otherwise ordered by the chair of said committee or by the Speaker.

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Rule 3538. (Committee quorum.)

A majority of all members of a committee shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may meet to hear testimony and receive evidence and to adjourn from time to time. But a committee may not conduct business unless a member of the majority party is present.

Rule 3639. (Notice of meetings; none during daily session

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of House.) (a) The chair of a standing committee, subcommittee,

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select committee, or joint committee shall give due notice of a 511
meeting of the committee, subcommittee, select committee, or 512
joint committee not later than twenty-four hours before the 513
meeting, in accordance with section 101.15 of the Revised Code, 514
and shall attempt to give that notice not later than five days 515
before the meeting. The notice shall identify the committee; 516
identify the chair; state the date, time, and place at which the 517
meeting will be held; and set forth an agenda showing each bill, 518
resolution, or other matter that will be considered at the 519
meeting. 520
(b) It is not in order for a committee to meet at a date, 521
time, or place, or to consider any bill, resolution, or other 522
matter at a meeting, other than as stated in the notice of the 523
meeting, unless otherwise ordered by the House or the committee. 524
If, however, an emergency requires consideration of a matter at 525
a meeting, and the matter has not been stated in the notice of 526
the meeting, the chair may revise or supplement the notice at 527
any time before or during the meeting to include the matter and 528
the matter may then be considered as the emergency requires. 529
(c) The rule is cumulative with respect to, and amplifies, 530
section 101.15 of the Revised Code. 531
(d) No committee shall sit during the daily session of the 532
House, unless by special leave of the House. A committee may sit 533
during a recess from the daily session of the House. 534
Rule 3740. (Public hearing required.) (a) All House bills 535
and resolutions introduced on or before the fifteenth day of May 536
in an even-numbered year, and in compliance with the rules of 537
the House, shall be referred to a standing, select, or special 538
committee or standing subcommittee, and shall be scheduled by 539
the chair of the committee for a minimum of one public hearing. 540
(b) The sponsor of a bill or resolution shall appear at 541

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least once before the committee that is considering the bill or 542
resolution unless excused by the chair of the committee or the 543
Speaker. It is not in order for the committee to report the bill 544
or resolution unless its sponsor has appeared or has been 545
excused from appearing before the committee. 546

Rule 3841. (Fiscal notes and analyses to be made public.) Any fiscal note and any bill analysis prepared by the staff of the Legislative Service Commission, that has been made available to committee members, shall also be made available to the public under section 101.30 of the Revised Code.

Rule 3942. (Synopsis of substitute bill required.) Prior to a committee or subcommittee considering a substitute bill, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall prepare and make available to the committee or subcommittee, a synopsis that summarizes each substantive difference between the substitute bill and the preceding version of the bill, and a synopsis that summarizes the difference in fiscal impact between the substitute bill and the preceding version of the bill, unless the committee or subcommittee chair or the sponsor of the substitute bill being considered orders otherwise. The staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make these synopses available to the committee before the committee or subcommittee votes on the bill.

Rule 4043. (Fiscal analysis; committee vote required.) (a) 565
Before the vote on reporting a bill is taken by a committee, the 566
staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make available 567
to the committee chair, who shall make available to all members 568
of the committee, for their review, a fiscal impact statement 569
that addresses the impact of the bill upon state and local 570
government. This requirement applies to a bill only if section 571
103.143 of the Revised Code also applies to the bill. This 572
requirement is cumulative with respect to section 103.143 of the 573
Revised Code; however, a local impact statement prepared under 574

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that section may be used also to fulfill the requirement of this 575
rule in whole or in part. 576

(b) The affirmative votes of a majority of all members constituting a committee shall be necessary to report a bill or resolution out of committee, and a record of every vote shall be kept by the committee. The affirmative vote of a majority of all the members constituting the committee shall be necessary to agree to any motion to recommend for passage or to postpone indefinitely further consideration of bills or resolutions, and a record of such vote shall be kept by the committee. Every member present shall vote unless excused by the committee.

Rule 4144. (Voting; consecutive absences; incurrences of expense.) (a) No proxy vote shall be valid. Nor shall any member vote except while physically sitting in committee in actual session, unless the member shall have first been present and recorded as such immediately before or during actual session before the vote is taken, and by motion the roll call on a motion to recommend a bill or resolution for passage is continued for a vote by any member who is temporarily absent from the meeting until the adjournment thereof, which shall be not later than 12:00 o'clock noon one day following the committee meeting. It is not in order for a member to vote on an amendment unless the member is actually physically present when the amendment is voted upon.

(b) Three consecutive absences from regular committee 599
meetings shall operate to suspend a member from such committee, 600
unless excused by the chair of said committee. 601
(c) No committee or member thereof shall be permitted to 602
incur any expense without first receiving the consent of the 603
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Rule 4245. (Amendments.) Any amendment offered during any 605
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previous amendments accepted by a committee on the bill or resolution. The chair may entertain a motion to table an amendment. The chair shall rule an amendment out of order if the chair determines the amendment to be not of the same subject matter as the bill or resolution, vexatious, or a duplicate of an amendment previously offered for the bill or resolution. This rule does not prohibit the acceptance of substitute bills or resolutions.

COMMITTEE RECORDS AND REPORTS

Rule 4346. (Record to be kept.) Each committee shall keep a record of committee attendance and the names of all persons who speak before the committee, with the names of the persons, firms, associations, or corporations in whose behalf they appear. A record of every vote shall be kept by the committee.

Rule 4447. (Records open to examination; filing of records.) During the period of sessions, committee records shall be open for examination by any member of the House. At reasonable times and subject to adequate safeguards established by the chair to protect and preserve such records, any citizen of Ohio may also examine committee records. Upon final adjournment of the House, the committee records shall be filed with the Clerk, to be kept for a period of two years, after which time said records shall be filed with the Legislative Service Commission.

Rule 4548. (Committee reports.) (a) All reports to the 631
House shall be signed by a majority of the entire committee, 632
except that a standing subcommittee, except Finance 633
Subcommittees, created by these rules may consider bills 634
assigned to it by the Rules and Reference Committee for hearing 635
and a majority of said subcommittee may approve such reports to 636
the House. The secretary shall add to said report the names of 637
those who voted "no." No member shall sign a committee report 638

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who was not present at the meeting at which such action was 639
taken and who did not vote in support of such action. 640

(b) The legislative staff assigned to the chair of the committee shall prepare, file, and maintain the minutes of every regular or special meeting of a committee. The committee, at its next regular or special meeting, shall approve the minutes prepared, filed, and maintained by the legislative staff, or, if the minutes prepared, filed, and maintained by the legislative staff require correction before their approval, the committee shall correct and approve the minutes at the next following regular or special meeting. The committee shall make the minutes available for public inspection not later than seven days after the meeting the minutes reflect or not later than the committee's next regular or special meeting, whichever occurs first, and upon making the minutes available shall immediately file a copy of the minutes with the Clerk.

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Rule 4649. (Filing of reports; inclusion of bills or resolutions.) All committee reports shall be filed with the Clerk, shall be signed by a majority of the committee, and shall be accompanied by the original bill or resolution, and shall include copies of all amendments considered and indicate whether they were accepted, rejected, or tabled. Each committee may include in a single report more than one bill or resolution; provided, however, that any bill or resolution amended by a committee or any substitute measure recommended by a committee shall be on a separate report. These reports shall be presented to the House and entered upon the Journal. For each day a committee meets, the committee secretary shall file with the Clerk a report of all actions of the committee taken that day, including a list of bills heard and reports received.

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Rule 4850.(Members desiring to Speak.）(a) When a member 671 a o 672

the member shall rise and respectfully address the Speaker, 673

confine remarks to the question under debate, and avoid 674

personalities. All debate must be addressed to the Speaker or 675

presiding officer and not to members. 676

(b） Except as provided in Rule 7， no motion is in order by 677

a member if made at the conclusion of a speech by said member 678

unless the House gives unanimous consent. 679

Rule 495l. (From where members may speak.） A member may 680

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Rule 5052.(How long member may speak.） No member shall 685

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total of fifteen minutes on any one legislative day, unless 687

additional time is requested and authorized by the Speaker or 889

presiding officer. 689

Rule 5153．(Member called to order; question of order; 069

stating question of order.）(a） If any member, in speaking, or 691

otherwise, transgresses the rules of the House, the Speaker or 692

presiding officer shall call the offending member to order. The 693

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by the Speaker without debate, but such decision shall be	703
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unless by leave of the House, except the member appealing who	708
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other member. If the decision be in favor of the member called	710
to order, the member shall be at liberty to proceed.	711
(c） Any member who raises a question of order shall state	712
the rule, statute, or constitutional provision which the member	713
believes is being violated.	714
Rule 5254．(Call of the House,how demanded.）(a） While	715
transacting the business of the House as set forth by the	716
Committee on Rules and Reference and appropriately placed on the	717
calendar, the Speaker or presiding officer or any two members	718
may demand a call of the House, and upon such call being	719
demanded, the roll shall be taken and the absentees shall be	720
noted and sent for, unless otherwise ordered by the House.	721
(b） While the House is under call, the doors shall be	722
closed and no other business shall be transacted， except to	723
receive and act on the report of the Sergeant-at-arms, which the	724
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found to be absent without leave shall be taken into custody	726
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assistants wherever found, and brought to the Hall of the House.	728
(c) When the Sergeant-at-arms shall make a report showing	729
that those who were absent without leave (naming them） are	730
present, such report shall be entered upon the Journal and	731
thereupon the pending business shall proceed. A call of the	732
House may be dispensed with at any time by a majority vote of	733
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dispensed with.

Rule 5355. (Statement of division of question.) Any member 736
may call for a statement of the question, or for a division of 737
the question; and the decision of the Speaker or presiding 738
officer as to the divisibility shall be subject to appeal, as in 739
the case of questions of order. 740
Rule 5456. (Personal privilege.) Subject to Rule 10, any 741
member may rise to explain a matter personal to self, and on 742
stating it is a matter of personal privilege, the member shall 743
be recognized by the Speaker or presiding officer, but shall not 744
discuss a question or issue in such explanation. Such 745
explanation shall not consume more than five minutes of time 746
unless extended by consent of the House. Matters of personal 747
privilege shall yield only to a motion to recess or adjourn. 748
Rule 5557. (Member may read from books, etc.) Any member, 749
while discussing a question, may read from books, physical or 750
electronic documents, or any matter pertinent to the subject 751
under consideration, without asking leave. 752
Rule 5658. (Conduct of members.) While the Speaker or 753
presiding officer is putting any question or addressing the 754
House, no one shall walk across the Hall of the House, and when 755
a member is speaking, no one shall pass between the member and 756
the Chair. No member or other person, except the Clerk and the 757
Clerk's assistants, shall be allowed at the Clerk's desk while 758
the votes are being recorded or counted. 759
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Rule 5759. (Members must vote.) (a) Except as otherwise 761
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accompanied by a brief written statement of the reasons for 766
making such request, which shall be acted upon by the House 767
without debate. 768

Rule 5860. (Yeas and nays, how demanded.) (a) Any member may insist the yeas and nays be called upon any question, before the House votes upon a question. Upon the call of the yeas and nays, the Speaker or presiding officer shall order the Clerk to call the names of the members alphabetically or use the electric roll call system to record the vote of the members. No member shall vote by facsimile or electronic means other than those electronic devices used by the House in conducting its business. When once begun, voting shall not be interrupted. After the vote is announced, no member shall be allowed to change the member's vote, nor may a member have the member's vote recorded if any three members object thereto.

(b) Before the vote on passage of a bill is taken by the House, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make available to the Speaker or presiding officer, who shall make available to all members of the House, for their review, a fiscal impact statement that addresses the impact of the bill upon state and local government. This requirement applies to a bill only if section 103.143 of the Revised Code also applies to the bill. This requirement is cumulative with respect to section 103.143 of the Revised Code; however, a local impact statement prepared under that section may be used also to fulfill the requirement of this rule in whole or in part.

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voted upon, the electric roll call system may be used, and when 793
so used, shall have the same force and effect as a roll call 794
taken as otherwise provided in these rules. 795
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electric roll call system, the Speaker or presiding officer shall state the question to be voted on and shall call for the vote. The House shall then proceed to vote. At this instant, the Speaker or presiding officer shall direct the Clerk to unlock the machine causing a bell to be sounded notifying the members of the roll call. When sufficient time has been allowed the members to vote, the Speaker or presiding officer shall ask whether all members have voted and shall direct the Clerk to lock the machine and record the vote. The Clerk shall advise the Speaker or presiding officer of the result of the vote, and the Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the result to the House. The Clerk shall enter upon the Journal the result in the manner provided by the rules of the House.

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Rule 5961. (Voting for another member prohibited.) No proxy vote is valid. No member shall vote for another member, nor shall any person not a member cast a vote for a member. In addition to such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any member who shall vote or attempt to vote for another member may be punished in such manner as the Speaker shall bring before the House to determine. If a person not a member shall vote or attempt to vote for any member, the person shall be barred from the House for the remainder of the session and may be further punished in such manner as the Speaker may deem proper, in addition to such punishment as may be prescribed by law.

Rule 6062. (Explanation of vote.) A member desiring to explain the member's vote shall make a request therefor, before the House divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced. If such request is granted by unanimous consent of the members of the House, such statement shall not consume more than two minutes of time; nor shall arguments for or against the question be made in the statement. After the roll is closed as provided in Rule 5860, no member may explain the member's vote, either orally or in writing.

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INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURE ON MEASURES

831 Rule 6163．(Introduction of bills.）(a） All bills to be 832

ntroduced in the House shall be filed in the Clerk's office， in 833

number of copies or electronically as determined by the Clerk, 834

lot later than one hour prior to the time set for the next 835

convening session. No bill shall be accepted by the Clerk for 836

iling until it has been reviewed as to form by the Legislative 837

Service Commission, unless otherwise approved by the Speaker. 838

(b） When the time for introducing bills is reached in the 839

cegular order of business, the Clerk shall report each of said 840

bills in the order received by the Clerk in the same manner as 841

f the bills were introduced from the floor. 842

(c） If opposition to the bill be expressed by any member on 843

irst consideration, the question shall be put by the Speaker or 844

Oresiding officer, "Shall the bill be rejected?" If the bill is 845

hot rejected by a majority vote of the members present, it shall 846

oroceed in the regular order. The question of consideration 847

shall be decided without debate. 848

(d） Bills introduced prior to the convening of the session 849

inder this rule shall be treated as if they were bills 850

ntroduced on the first day of the session. Between the general 851

election and the time for the next convening session, a member- 852

elect may file bills for introduction in the next session with 853

the Clerk. The Clerk shall number such bills consecutively, in 854

the order in which they are filed, beginning with the number 855

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Rule 6264. (Referral to Rules and Reference Committee.) 857

Then a bill has been considered the first time， it shall be 858

ceferred to the Rules and Reference Committee, which shall 859

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is in conflict with or a duplication of an existing statute without making proper provision for the repeal or amendment of such existing statute, said committee shall report said bill back to the House for its return to the author with a notation thereon of the reason for its return. The House may, by a majority vote, order any such bill referred to an appropriate committee; otherwise, it shall be returned by the Clerk to the author, and the Clerk shall make note of the fact in the Journal.

Rule 6365. (Report back by Rules and Reference Committee.) All bills which are not returned to the author in accordance with Rule 6264, shall be reported back to the House by the Rules and Reference Committee, with recommendation for reference to the proper committee of the House. The Rules and Reference Committee shall make a written report to the House of its action on each bill referred to it, and such report shall be entered on the Journal of the House. If the report of the Rules and Reference Committee is accepted, the bills standing in order for second consideration are deemed to have been considered a second time, and are referred to committee as recommended in the report.

Rule 64. (Recall by Rules and Reference Committee.) After a bill or resolution is referred to a committee other than the Rules and Reference Committee, the Rules and Reference Committee may recall the bill or resolution to the Rules and Reference Committee. A recalled bill or resolution may be heard by the Rules and Reference Committee or referred to another committee.

Rule 6566. (Bills carrying appropriations.) All bills carrying an appropriation shall be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration and report before being considered the third time.

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be engrossed it shall be placed upon the Calendar, unless the 895
House by a majority vote otherwise orders, and the Calendar for 896
each day shall contain a list of all bills for third 897
consideration on the succeeding day. 898

The Rules and Reference Committee of the House shall have the power to arrange the Calendar from day to day. The Rules and Reference Committee shall set the Calendar for a session not later than twenty-four hours before that session is scheduled to begin, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House.

Rule 66A68. (Conference committee reports carrying appropriations.) All conference committee reports carrying an appropriation shall lie over two calendar days before being considered, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House.

Rule 6769. (Information on Calendar.) If a bill or resolution has been amended prior to its third consideration, the date and page of the House or Senate Journal containing said amendment shall be noted on the Calendar immediately below the title of the bill or resolution. A copy of the amendments or a copy of the section or sections amended with the amendment incorporated shall be supplied each member of the House at the time of third consideration unless the amendments are not of a substantive nature or the bill or resolution has been reprinted to incorporate the amendments.

Rule 6870. (Synopsis of Senate amendments before vote.) 918
Before a vote is taken upon the question of concurrence in 919
Senate amendments to a House bill or resolution, the staff of 920
the Legislative Service Commission, unless otherwise ordered by 921
a majority of the members elected to the House, shall prepare a 922
synopsis of any substantive amendments made by a Senate 923
committee to the bill or resolution as passed by the House. 924
Before a vote is taken upon a conference committee report, the 925
staff of the Legislative Service Commission, unless otherwise 926

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ordered by a majority of the members elected to the House, shall	927
prepare a synopsis that summarizes the recommendations of the	928
conference committee. The staff of the Legislative Service	929
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concurrence in Senate amendments or upon a conference committee	932
report. The Clerk shall provide each member with a copy of	933
amendments made by the Senate during its third consideration of	934
the bill or resolution unless the amendments are Clerk's	935
amendments or the bill or resolution has been reprinted to	936
incorporate the amendments.	937
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Rule 697l. (Senate bills.） All Senate bills, when altered	940
or amended by the House, shall be engrossed in a like manner as	941
House bills preparatory to their third consideration, and all	942
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Rule 7o72. (Questions on third consideration; bills with	945
objections of Governor.） (a） Unless otherwise ordered by the	946
House, bills on the Calendar for third consideration shall be	947
taken up and read in their order without a motion to that	948
effect, and the question shall be put as to whether the bill	949
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Governor, the question may be put as to whether the item shall 959
pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, in 960
accordance with Section 16 of Article II of the Constitution of 961
Ohio. Whenever two or more items of a bill making an 962
appropriation of money have been disapproved and returned to the 963
House by the Governor, the question may be put to take up for 964
consideration the repassage of one or more of the items. Each 965
item so considered shall be voted upon separately. 966
Rule 7173. (Amendments on third consideration.) (a) After a 967
bill has been considered the third time and is up for 968
consideration, it may be amended in any part. 969
(b) An amendment offered to any bill or resolution, or any 970
resolution offered, from the floor of the House is not in order 971
unless one paper copy of the amendment or resolution was 972
submitted to the Clerk not later than the following number of 973
hours one hour before the scheduled time for the beginning of 974
the session at which the amendment or resolution is offered, 975
unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House: 976
1. For an amendment offered and rejected in committee and 977
subsequently redrafted to the reported version of the bill, one 978
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2. For all other amendments, two hours. 980
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that is determined to be in order shall be considered. 985
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proposition shall proceed as follows: the member shall prepare 987
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pographical change of a nonsubstantive nature,	993
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Rule 7779. (House resolutions.) (a) All House joint resolutions which do not propose to amend the Ohio Constitution, or which do not propose to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution, and all House concurrent resolutions and all House resolutions (hereinafter resolutions) shall be filed with the Clerk in a number of copies or electronically as determined by the Clerk. Thereupon, the Clerk shall submit the resolutions to the Committee on Rules and Reference, except that the Clerk shall submit all resolutions having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose to the presiding officer.

(b) Upon receipt from the Clerk of resolutions having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose, the presiding officer may bring up the resolutions for immediate consideration or may refer the resolutions to the Committee on Rules and Reference.

tions.）(a） All House joint 1022

oose to amend the Ohio Constitution, 1023

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after resolutions） shall be filed 1026

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erk of a resolution， other than one 1045 lendatory, or other similar purpose, 1046

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Upon receipt from the Clerk of a resolution, other than one having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose, and not later than forty-five days after the resolution was filed with the Clerk, the Committee on Rules and Reference shall report the resolution for adoption or for introduction and referral.

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one resolution in any report. A report containing more than one resolution shall list the resolutions by title only. Those resolutions reported for adoption relating to present or past members of the General Assembly or present or past elected state officials shall be reported automatically and separately and shall be read. Sponsors desiring other resolutions to be reported separately for adoption must request such action of the Rules and Reference Committee.

(d) All reports by the Rules and Reference Committee on the adoption of resolutions shall be entertained only under the item of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such reports shall be voted on in their entirety on the day of the report, and require only one roll call or voice vote. Titles to such resolutions contained in the report may be amended on the Floor.

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(e) Resolutions reported for introduction and referral by the Rules and Reference Committee shall be contained in one report, shall be listed by title only, and shall indicate to what committee the particular resolutions are to be referred. All reports on the introduction of resolutions by the Rules and Reference Committee shall be entertained only under the item of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such reports shall be voted on in their entirety on the day of the report, and require only one roll call or voice vote.

(f) All House joint resolutions which propose to amend the Constitution of Ohio, or which propose to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution, shall, for the purpose of House consideration, be treated as though they were bills.

(g) Any resolution brought up for immediate consideration shall be brought up by a member of leadership from the majority party or the Speaker's designee. If there is an objection, then immediate consideration of the resolution shall require a threefifths majority affirmative vote.

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Rule 7880. (Senate joint or concurrent resolutions.) (a) 1085
Upon receipt of a message advising the House that the Senate has 1086
adopted a Senate concurrent resolution, or Senate joint 1087
resolution which does not propose to amend the Ohio 1088
Constitution, or which does not propose to ratify an amendment 1089
to the United States Constitution, the presiding officer may 1090
bring such resolution up for immediate consideration, or may 1091
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(b) Upon receipt of such resolution, the Committee on Rules and Reference shall have the power to:

1. report for adoption;
2. report for referral; or
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any or all such resolutions. The Committee shall also have the power not to report any or all such resolutions. The procedure in reporting such resolutions shall be the same as the procedure used to report House resolutions.

(c) All Senate joint resolutions which propose to amend the Constitution of Ohio, or which propose to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution, shall, for the purpose of House consideration, be treated as though they were bills.

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Rule 7981. (When yeas and nays taken on resolutions.) Upon the adoption of a resolution involving the expenditure of money, or which determines or involves the right of a member to a seat in the House, the yeas and nays shall be taken and entered on the Journal, and the text of the resolution shall be spread upon the Journal. Such resolutions shall require a majority of all members elected to the House for adoption except when a greater majority is required by the Constitution.

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Rule 8082. (Questions.) All questions, whether in committee or before the House, except privileged questions, shall be put in the order in which they are made.

The call for the vote shall be distinctly put in this form, "Those in favor of (as the question may be) say 'yes'," and after the affirmative vote is expressed, "Those of a contrary opinion say 'no'." If the Speaker or presiding officer is in doubt, or a division be called for, the House shall divide and a roll call be taken. The Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the results.

Rule 8183. (Motions.) (a) Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the Speaker or presiding officer or any two members shall so request. A motion that is required to be in writing is not in order unless the writing has been filed with the Clerk. A motion that requires the signatures of members is not in order unless it contains original signatures. No motion may be made via facsimile or other electronic means other than those electronic devices used by the House in conducting its business.

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(b) When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the Speaker or presiding officer; or being in writing, it shall be read by the Clerk before debate is had. Such motion may, by leave of the House, be withdrawn at any time before a decision thereon or an amendment thereto is made.

(c) A motion to take from the table is in order only if the rules are suspended for that purpose.

Rule 8284. (Motions which take precedence.) When a question is under consideration no motion shall be in order, except the following, which motions shall have precedence in the following order:

1. To adjourn.
2. To take a recess.

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1. To reconsider. 1146
2. To proceed to the orders of the day. 1147
3. To lay on the table. 1148
4. To call for the previous question. 1149
5. To postpone to a day certain. 1150
6. To commit or to refer. 1151
7. To amend. 1152
8. To postpone indefinitely. 1153
   Rule 8385. (No debate permitted.) The following questions 1154
   shall be decided without debate: 1155
9. To adjourn. 1156
10. To take a recess. 1157
11. To lay on the table. 1158
12. The previous question. 1159
13. To take from the table. 1160
14. All questions relating to the priority of business. 1161
15. The question of consideration. 1162
16. The suspension of rules. 1163
    Rule 8486. (No motion during roll call.) No member shall be 1164

allowed to explain the member's vote or discuss the question being voted upon, while the vote is being taken. After the Clerk has commenced to take the vote on any question, no motion shall be in order until a decision has been announced by the Chair.

Rule 8587. (Motions to refer to committee.) When a motion 1169
is made to refer to a committee, if more than one committee is 1170
suggested, the motion shall be put for reference to the 1171
committees suggested, in the order in which they are named; but 1172

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a motion to refer to a standing committee or a select committee 1173
shall have precedence in the order herein named. A motion to 1174
refer to a committee may not be reconsidered. 1175

Rule 8688. (Motions to lie over one day.) Motions to discharge committees of further consideration of bills and resolutions shall lie over one legislative day before being considered.

Rule 8789. (Motion to discharge a committee.) (a) A motion to discharge a committee of further consideration of a bill or resolution which has been referred to such committee thirty calendar days or more prior thereto shall be in order under the order of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such motion shall be in writing and deposited in the office of the Clerk.

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(b) To initiate a discharge motion a member shall obtain from the Clerk a blank discharge motion and designate the bill to which the discharge motion applies. Before such motion may be filed with the Clerk, there shall be attached thereto the signatures of a majority of the members elected to the House. The discharge motion shall remain in the custody of the Clerk's office, and each member who signs the motion shall do so in the presence of the Clerk or an assistant of the Clerk. A member who signed the discharge motion may remove the member's name from the discharge motion before the discharge motion is offered, but shall do so in the presence of the Clerk or an assistant of the Clerk.

(c) Such motion, together with the signatures thereto, shall be printed in the Journal as of the day upon which the motion was filed with the Clerk.

(d) Only one discharge motion can be presented for each bill or resolution.

Rule 8890. (Motion not to be repeated.) A motion to

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adjourn, a motion to postpone to a day certain, or a motion to postpone indefinitely being decided in the negative, shall not again be in order until after some motion, call, order, or debate shall have taken place.

Rule 8991. (Motion to introduce, when.) No motion to introduce or refer a bill or resolution of any type shall be in order except as provided elsewhere in these Rules.

Rule 9092. (Motion to delete and insert, indivisible.) A motion to delete and insert shall be deemed indivisible.

Rule 9193. (Amendments.) (a) Every amendment proposed must be germane to the subject of the proposition or to the section or paragraph to be amended.

(b) When an amendment is pending, it shall not be in order to amend the amendment by directing an amendment to any other part of the bill.

(c) An amendment may be amended, but an amendment to an amendment may not be amended.

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(d) If the presiding officer determines that an amendment contains two or more distinct and separate subjects, such amendment may be divided upon the demand of any one member. If an amendment is divided, each branch of the divided amendment shall be considered as though it was introduced as an original amendment.

(e) A vote to table an amendment or an amendment to an amendment shall not carry with it the measure sought to be amended.

(f) Any paragraph, except one which contains the enacting, amending, or repealing clause, or the title, once amended during the same third consideration, other than by the passage of Clerk's amendments, shall not be amended again. For the purpose of this paragraph, appropriation line items shall be considered

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separate paragraphs.

(g) If an amendment previously was offered during a House floor session and rejected or tabled by a floor vote, the amendment, or a substantially identical amendment, shall not be reintroduced on the floor for a period of ninety days, unless approved by a two-thirds majority. The Speaker or presiding officer shall determine whether an amendment is substantially identical to an amendment that was rejected or tabled.

(h) As used in this rule, "Clerk's amendment" has the meaning defined in Rule 7173.

Rule 9294. (Substitute as amendment.) Substitutes for bills or resolutions for the purpose of amendments shall be treated as original propositions, shall be offered in a number of copies or electronically as determined by the Clerk, and shall retain the same status as the original bill.

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Rule 9395. (Amendments by committees.) (a) All amendments made in committee shall carry the name of the author of the amendment, and the report of any committee reporting a bill or resolution to the House shall indicate clearly the name of the author of the amendment which shall be entered in the Journal. Amendments made by committees and adopted by the House shall be subject to further amendment. The right to amend any bill or resolution shall extend to any matters added to or stricken from such bill or resolution by a committee.

(b) If the sponsor of a substantive amendment or a substitute bill submits it to the chair of the committee and provides it to the entire committee before midnight of the day before it is to be considered in committee, it may be considered. The chair may decline to consider any substantive amendment or substitute bill received thereafter or may elect to consider it on the next calendar day or later. The committee may suspend the requirement by a two-thirds vote of all the members

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present. This rule does not apply to reports of conference 1267
committees or Legislative Service Commission technical 1268
amendments. 1269

(c) The Speaker shall direct Legislative Information Systems to develop a web site on which House members may release proposed amendments and substitute bills to the public before they are presented in committee.

Rule 9496. (Amendments to titles.) (a) Amendments to the title of a House or Senate bill may be offered in committee or on third consideration and shall be decided without debate, provided that upon third consideration a motion to amend the title may be made by a sponsor; but no amendments shall change the subject dealt with in the original title. Amendments to the title of a House or Senate bill offered on third consideration may be made by electronic means when permitted by the Speaker or presiding officer. Prior to passage of a bill, a former Representative who no longer is a member of the General Assembly may present a writing to the Clerk requesting deletion of the former Representative's name from the title of the bill as sponsor or co-sponsor. The Speaker shall present the request to the House, and the Clerk shall spread the request upon the pages of the Journal. When the House is agreed, the Clerk shall make out the title accordingly, and certify to the passage of the bill upon its carrier.

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(b) Immediately after the House has voted to concur in Senate amendments to a bill or resolution, and immediately after the House has voted to accept a conference committee report, a Representative may remove the Representative's name from the bill or resolution by rising and stating this desire to the Speaker or presiding officer. The Clerk shall thereupon remove the Representative's name from the bill or resolution. Prior to the vote on concurrence in Senate amendments to a bill or resolution, and prior to the vote on a conference committee

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report, a former Representative who no longer is a member of the General Assembly may present a writing to the Clerk requesting deletion of the former Representative's name from the title of the bill as sponsor or co-sponsor. The Speaker shall present the request to the House, and the Clerk shall spread the request upon the pages of the Journal. When the House is agreed, the Clerk shall make out the title of the bill or resolution accordingly.

(c) Amendments to the title of a resolution, other than one having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose, may be offered on the floor and may be made by electronic means when permitted by the Speaker or presiding officer. No amendment to the title of a resolution shall change the subject dealt with in the original title.

RECONSIDERATION

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Rule 9597. (Motion to reconsider.) (a) Any motion to reconsider the vote on a bill or resolution must be made by a member who voted with the prevailing side of the question. To be in order, such motion must be made not later than the second legislative day following that on which the vote was taken. The question of reconsideration, if left pending, shall be brought to a vote upon motion of the first-named House sponsor of the motion to reconsider and approval of the House.

(b)(1) In the case of a motion to reconsider the vote on a bill or resolution which failed of passage or adoption, the motion must be supported by five members, or a sufficient number of members who either voted on the prevailing side or who did not previously vote on the question, to achieve a constitutional majority, whichever is less.

(2) In the case of a motion to reconsider the vote on a bill or resolution which passed or was adopted, the motion must be supported only by members who voted with the prevailing side,

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and the motion must be supported by five members, or a	1332
sufficient number of members whose change of position would	1333
result in the failure to achieve a constitutional majority,	1334
whichever is less.	1335
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(3） Reconsideration of a vote on a motion shall be initiated only by a member voting with the prevailing side and	1337
to be in order， such motion must be made while the bill or	1338
resolution to which the motion is directed is still being
considered.	1339 1340
(c） The motion to reconsider shall take precedence over all	1341
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debate shall be limited to the reason that the matter is to be reconsidered.	1343 1344
(d) The question of reconsideration, having once been	1345
decided, shall not be again taken up for consideration, nor	1346
shall the bill, resolution, or motion, having once been reconsidered, be again taken up for consideration.	1347
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voting, a quorum being present.	1351
Rule 9799．(Effect of defeat of motion.） when the vote on a	1352
bill or resolution is lost, and the vote is reconsidered, the	1353
measure shall not be committed thereafter to any other than a	1354
standing committee.	1355
Rule 98lo0.(Procedure on motion.） Upon the adoption of a	1356
motion to reconsider, the Clerk immediately shall inform the	1357
House whether or not such bill or resolution is in the	1358
possession of the House. If the Clerk reports in the negative,	1359
the Clerk shall effect the return of such bill or resolution.	1360
When the measure is in the possession of the House, it shall be	1361
placed on the Calendar under the appropriate order of business.	1362

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Rule 99101. (Reconsideration of amendments after adoption of measure.) When it is desired to reconsider the vote on an amendment after the vote has been taken on the adoption of a main motion, it is necessary to reconsider the vote both on the main question and on the amendment. If it is desired to reconsider an amendment to an amendment after the latter has been adopted, both must be reconsidered in order to reach the amendment it is desired to reconsider. When it is thus necessary to reconsider two or three votes, one motion may be made to cover them all, but debate is limited to the question first voted upon.

Rule 100102. (Effect of tabling motion.) If a motion to reconsider be laid on the table, it does not carry the bill or resolution with it, and if a motion to reconsider is coupled with a motion to lay on the table, the motion to lay on the table shall be disposed of first; if decided in the negative, the motion to reconsider shall immediately recur.

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on of amendments after adoption

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nsidered in order to reach the 1369

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Rule 101103. (How and when previous question put.) The previous question shall be in this form: "Shall the debate now close?" It shall be put after the motion is submitted to the presiding officer in writing and when the member submitting the motion is recognized, and supported by four or more members. The motion shall be sustained by a majority vote, and when put, and until decided, it shall preclude further debate on all amendments and motions, except one motion to adjourn, or one motion to lay on the table. If the previous question is demanded when an amendment to a bill or resolution is under consideration, the previous question shall apply only to the debate on the amendment.

Rule 102104. (No debate or appeal.) All incidental questions, or questions of order, arising after a motion is ma

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for the previous question and pending such motion, shall be 1395
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Rule 103105. (Action after previous question order.) On a motion for the previous question, and prior to voting on the same, a call of the House shall be in order; but after the demand for the previous question shall have been sustained, no call shall be in order; and the House shall be brought at once to a vote upon the question immediately pending.

Rule 104106. (Action when not ordered.) If a motion for the previous question be not sustained, the subject under consideration shall be proceeded with the same as if the motion had not been made.

Rule 105. Reserved.
Rule 106. Reserved.
Rule 107. Reserved.
Rule 108. Reserved.

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PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

Rule 109107. (Persons admitted to Hall of House.) No person shall be admitted to the Hall of the House except the Governor, members and employees of the two houses, persons charged with any message or document affecting the business of the House, the authorized representatives of the press, radio, and television, and those invited by a member with the approval of the Speaker or presiding officer or by the order of the House. No former member who is currently a legislative agent registered with the Office of the Legislative Inspector General shall have access to the floor without prior approval of the Speaker or presiding officer.

Rule 110108. (Use of Hall not to be granted.) The use of the Hall of the House shall not at any time, except by

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resolution, be granted for any other than legislative purposes. 1425 No committee shall use the Hall of the House for hearings, 1426 except upon permission previously granted by the House upon 1427 motion.

Rule 111109. (Representatives of the press, how admitted.) (a) Representatives of the press who are members of the Legislative Correspondents' Association are entitled to the privilege of the floor of the House, but shall notify the Speaker or presiding officer prior to exercising the privilege. The Speaker or presiding officer, or, when the House is not in session, the Clerk, has authority to grant immediate access to the floor of the House to visiting members of the media.

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(b) Representatives of the press desiring the privilege of the floor of the House who are not members of the Legislative Correspondents' Association shall make application to the Speaker, and make application with the Legislative Correspondents' Association, and shall state, in writing, for what paper or papers, legislative information services, or magazines, or any affiliate of any of the foregoing they are employed; and further shall state that they are not engaged in the promotion of legislation or the prosecution of claims pending before the General Assembly, and will not become so engaged while allowed the privileges of the floor; and that they are not in any sense the agents or representatives of persons or corporations having legislation before the General Assembly, and will not become either while retaining their privileges.

Visiting newswriters and editors and visiting magazine writers and editors may be allowed, temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but they must conform to the restrictions prescribed.

(c) The application required by division (b) of this rule shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to

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the executive committee of the Legislative Correspondents' Association, in the case of newspaper, legislative information service, and magazine representatives and in the case of representatives of any affiliate of any of the foregoing. It shall be the duty of the executive committee of the Legislative Correspondents' Association to see that the privileges of the floor shall be granted only to representatives of press associations serving daily newspaper clients, representatives of daily Columbus newspapers, and bona fide telegraphic correspondents of reputable standing in their profession, who represent daily newspapers, or representatives of daily newspapers, or representatives of daily legislative information services, or representatives of magazines, or representatives of any affiliate of any of the foregoing, of known standing and integrity, organized for that one purpose and not controlled by or connected with any association, firm, corporation, or individual representing any trade, profession, or other commercial enterprise, and which have been in continuous and bona fide operation for such a period of years immediately prior to the date of making application for floor privileges as will have made possible the establishment of a reputation for honesty and integrity; and it shall be the duty of the executive committee of the Legislative Correspondents' Association, at its discretion, to report violations of the privileges herein granted to the Speaker. Persons whose chief attention is not given to newspaper correspondence, legislative information service, or magazine correspondence shall not be entitled to the privileges of the floor.

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(d)(1) No still photographing during the sessions of the House shall be permitted without notification of the Speaker and the Legislative Correspondents' Association prior to session.

(2) No still photographing during committee hearings of the House shall be carried on without prior notification of and

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under conditions prescribed by the chair of the committee. 1490
Rule 112110. (Representatives of radio and television 1491
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broadcasting networks who are members of the Radio and 1494
Television Correspondents' Association are entitled to the 1495
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Clerk, has authority to grant immediate access to the floor of 1499
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(b) Representatives of radio and television stations and broadcasting networks desiring the privilege of the floor of the House who are not members of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association shall make application to the Speaker, and make application with the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association, and shall state, in writing, by what stations or broadcasting network they are employed; and further shall state that they are not engaged in the promotion of legislation or the prosecution of claims pending before the General Assembly, and will not become so engaged while allowed the privileges of the floor; and that they are not, in any sense, the agents or representatives of persons or corporations having legislation before the General Assembly, and will not become either while retaining their privileges. Visiting correspondents and editors may be allowed, temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but they must conform to the restrictions prescribed.

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shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to 1519
the officers of the Radio and Television Correspondents' 1520
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privileges of the floor shall be granted only to the representatives of stations and broadcasting networks serving radio and television stations or networks serving such radio and television stations as have been duly licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. It shall be the duty of the officers of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association, at their discretion, to report violations of the privileges herein granted to the Speaker. Persons whose chief attention is not given to radio and television broadcasting shall not be entitled to the privileges of the floor.

(d)(1) Except as provided in Rule 120119, no video recording or filming of sessions of the House shall be carried on without the notification of the Speaker and the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association, and then only under the conditions authorized by the Speaker.

(2) No video recording or filming of committee hearings of the House shall be carried on without the prior notification of and under conditions prescribed by the chair of the committee.

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(3) Except as provided in the Rules of the House of Representatives, no live video streaming of sessions of the House or committee hearings of the House shall be carried on.

(e) Audio recording by representatives of the press and of radio and television stations and broadcasting networks accredited pursuant to Rules 111 109 and 112110, shall be permitted during committee hearings upon prior notification of the committee chair and during House floor sessions upon prior notification of the Speaker or presiding officer.

(f) Live broadcast coverage of floor sessions may be conducted with prior notification of the Speaker or presiding officer, and under such conditions as the Speaker or presiding officer may establish. Live broadcast coverage of committee hearings may be conducted with prior notification of the

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Speaker, and under such conditions as the Speaker and committee 1555
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Rule 113111. (Privileges of the House, how revoked.) Upon complaint in writing, made by any member of the House, addressed to the Speaker, that any person has abused the privileges granted the person, such complaint shall be referred to the standing Committee on Rules and Reference for investigation, and such committee shall notify the person so charged of the time and place for hearing; and if such accusation be sustained, such person or persons shall be barred from the privileges granted.

RULES OF THE HOUSE

Rule 114112. (How amended.) The rules of the House may be amended. A member who desires to amend the rules shall prepare a resolution that sets forth the proposed amendment and file it with the Clerk in a number of copies to be determined by the Clerk. The Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the resolution at the next session of the House at which bills are given third consideration, and shall refer the resolution to the Committee on Rules and Reference. A majority of all members elected shall be required for the adoption of the resolution.

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Rule 115113. (How suspended.) Any rule, or portion thereof, except Rule 2, and as otherwise noted, may be suspended by a two-thirds vote of all the members present.

Rule 115A114. (When effective.) These rules take effect upon adoption by the House and remain in effect until the rules of the House of Representatives for the 136th 137th General Assembly are adopted.

Rule 116115. (Parliamentary guide.) Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure (2020), as amplified or clarified in Hughes' American Parliamentary Guide, 1931-1932, Revised New Edition, shall govern in all cases not provided for in the

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foregoing rules, or the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.

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MISCELLANEOUS	1588
17ll6. (Reintroduction prohibited.)	1589
a House bill or resolution is defeated or	1590
Y postponed in the House it shall not be reintroduced	1591
ler annual session of the same General Assembly.	1592
a House bill or resolution previously was offered	1593
use floor session and rejected or tabled by a floor	1594
ill or resolution, or a substantially identical bill	1595
on, shall not be reintroduced on the floor for a	1596
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or presiding officer shall determine whether a bill	1598
on is substantially identical to a bill or resolution	1599
jected or tabled.	1600
1oil7.(Reintroduction of bill permitted.）A bill	1601
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Constitution.) 1617

Except in cases where secrecy has been approved, all 1618
proceedings of the House of Representatives while in voting 1619
session shall be broadcast by Ohio Government 1620
Telecommunications, and shall be archived. The use of any 1621
session or committee video in political or commercial activities 1622
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Rule 121120. (Committee meetings public.) Each committee 1624
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special meetings in accordance with division (C) of section 1626
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101.15 of the Revised Code.

Each regular and special meeting of each committee and 1628
subcommittee shall be a public meeting that is open to the 1629
public at all times in accordance with division (B) of section 1630
101.15 of the Revised Code. Each committee and subcommittee 1631
shall prepare, file, and maintain; approve or correct and 1632
approve; and make available, minutes of each of its regular and 1633
special meetings in accordance with division (B) of section 1634
1635
Rule 122121. (LSC analyses and fiscal notes to be made 1636
available at third consideration.) The bill analysis prepared by 1637
the staff of the Legislative Service Commission that has been 1638
made available to the members of the House and the fiscal note, 1639
1640
Legislative Service Commission and made available to the members 1641
of the House, shall be made available to the public by the 1642
Speaker or presiding officer when the bill to which the analysis 1643
or fiscal note pertains receives third consideration in the 1644
1645
Rule 123122. (Use of personal electronic devices on House 1646
1647

if a fiscal note has been prepared by the staff of the House.

floor.)

H. R. No. 9 As Adopted by the House

(a) Personal electronic devices may be used on the floor of 1648
the House of Representatives during session to advance 1649
legislative business, so long as that use complies with the 1650
Joint Legislative Code of Ethics, avoids the appearance of 1651
impropriety, is respectful of the solemnity of the institution 1652
of the House, and does not disrupt the proceedings. 1653
(b) The Speaker, the Clerk, the Sergeant-at-arms, or their 1654
designees may take action to ensure that the use of personal 1655
electronic devices on the House floor complies with this rule. 1656
Rule 124. Reserved. 1657