SR 17: Adopt Senate Rules

As Adopted by the Senate

136th General Assembly Regular Session S. R. No. 17 2025-2026

Senator Reineke Cosponsors: Senators Cirino, Koehler, Landis, Lang, Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer, Smith, Wilson

A R E S O L U T I O N

To adopt the rules of the Senate for the 136th General 1
Assembly. 2

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

RESOLVED, That the following are the Rules of the Senate 3
for the 136th General Assembly: 4

RULES OF THE SENATE 5

135th 136th GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6

TIME OF CONVENING; DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT

Rule 1. (Time of Sessions.) The sessions of the Senate 8
shall be held at such times as are determined by the President. 9
For the months of January through June in each year, and for the 10
months of July through December in each year, the President, at 11
the beginning of each six-month period, shall establish a 12
schedule of dates and times according to which the Senate shall 13
hold sessions and at which roll call votes are taken. 14
Alternatively, the President may establish the schedule for each 15
calendar year at the beginning of the calendar year. The 16
schedule and any revision or supplement thereto shall be 17
published and a copy provided to each senator. 18

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Rule 2. (May Select Senator to Preside.) During a voting 19
session, the President may name any senator to perform the 20
duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend 21
beyond an adjournment; nor shall any senator so named attest any 22
document as President or President Pro Tempore of the Senate. 23
Rule 3. (Clerk Shall Call Senate to Order.) When both the 24
President and the President Pro Tempore are absent at the hour 25
to which the Senate has adjourned or taken a recess, the Clerk 26
shall call the Senate to order and the Senate shall proceed to 27
select some member to act as presiding officer until the 28
President or President Pro Tempore is present, or an adjournment 29
is taken. 30
Rule 4. (President to Enforce Rules.) The President shall 31
enforce the rules of the Senate. The President shall preserve 32
order and decorum in the proceedings of the Senate; and in case 33
of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby the 34
President shall have the power to order the same to be cleared. 35
Rule 5. (Signing of Acts, etc.) The President or, in the 36
President's absence, the President Pro Tempore shall sign all 37
acts and joint resolutions when passed or adopted by both 38
houses; and all writs and all warrants and subpoenas issued by 39
the action of the Senate shall be signed by the President and 40
attested to by the Clerk. Initiation and defense of legal 41
actions by the Senate shall be decided by the President. The 42
President Pro Tempore, in the absence of the President, shall 43
have all the rights, privileges, authority, duties, and 44
responsibilities of the President. 45
ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY 46
Rule 6. (Daily Order, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and 47
Reading of Journal.) As soon as the Senate is called to order 48
prayer may be offered, the pledge of allegiance to the flag may 49
be said, and, a quorum being present, the Journal of the 50

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preceding legislative day shall be read by the Clerk. 51
Rule 7. (Order of Business.) As soon as the Journal is read 52
and approved, the order of business shall be as follows: 53
1. Reports of reference and bills for second consideration. 54
2. Reports of standing and select committees. 55
3. House amendments to Senate bills and resolutions. 56
4. Reports of conference committees. 57
5. Resolutions, including joint resolutions and concurrent 58
resolutions, reported by committee. 59
6. Bills for third consideration. 60
7. Motions. 61
8. Introduction and first consideration of bills. 62
9. Offering of resolutions and adoption of resolutions not 63
referred to committee. 64
Rule 8. (Order of Business, How Changed.) The business of 65
the Senate shall be disposed of in the order provided by Rule 7. 66
To revert to or advance to a new order of business requires only 67
a majority vote of the members of the Senate. 68
Rule 9. (Message from House and Executive.) Messages from 69
the House, messages from the President, and communications from 70
any branch of the executive department of the state may be 71
received by the Clerk at any time, except when the yeas and nays 72
are being called. 73
Rule 10. (Majority Constitutes Quorum, Less May Compel 74
Attendance.) A majority of all members elected to the Senate 75
shall constitute a quorum, but a less number may compel the 76
attendance of absent members or adjourn from day to day. 77
Rule 11. (Absence of Quorum, No Business, Procedure.) 78

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Should a roll call show the absence of a quorum, the President 79
shall direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to dispatch the Sergeant-at- 80
Arms's assistants for the absentees and until a quorum is 81
present no business shall be in order except a motion to adjourn 82
and the enforcement of the attendance of the absentees. 83
Rule 12. (Call of Senate, How Demanded.) Any senator may 84
demand a call of the Senate providing the demand is seconded by 85
three other senators and upon such call the names of the 86
senators shall be called by the Clerk in their alphabetical 87
order and the names of the absentees entered upon the Journal. 88
Rule 13. (Procedure under Call of Senate.) While the Senate 89
is under call the doors shall be closed; senators shall take and 90
remain in their seats and no senator shall be permitted to leave 91
the Chamber unless by a majority vote of the senators present. 92
Rule 14. (Call of Senate, Absentees Brought in.) On the 93
completion of the roll call on the call of the Senate, the 94
President shall direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring in the 95
absentees, if any, and until such absentees have appeared at the 96
bar of the Senate and answered to their names, no business shall 97
be in order except a motion to adjourn and a motion to dispense 98
with further proceedings under the call. 99
Rule 15. (Call of Senate, Motion to Adjourn if Defeated.) 100
During a call of the Senate, if a motion to adjourn has been 101
voted down, it shall not be renewed until a motion to dispense 102
with the call has been voted upon, or until an additional 103
senator has appeared and answered to the roll call. A motion to 104
dispense with further proceedings under the call shall not be 105
made in the absence of quorum. 106
Rule 16. (After Call of Senate, Senator Cannot Leave.) When 107
a call of the Senate has been completed and further proceedings 108
under the call have been dispensed with, no senator shall be 109
permitted to leave the Chamber until the order of business for 110

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which the call was demanded has been disposed of, except by 111
leave of a majority of the senators elected. 112
Rule 17. (Absences, Must be Excused.) Any absence of a 114
ing session of the Senate must be excused. 115
Before a member may be excused from such an absence from a 116
voting session, the member shall submit an explanation for the 117
absence in writing to the Clerk. A member shall be automatically 118
excused from a nonvoting session. 119

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Rule 18. (Mileage Reimbursement, Payment of.) The 120
reimbursement based on mileage as provided for in section 101.27 121
of the Revised Code shall be paid to each qualifying member by 122
the Clerk unless a member is not present in Columbus during a 123
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COMMITTEES 125
ointment of.) (a) At as early a date as 126
practicable after the organization of the Senate, the President 127
of the Senate, by message, shall name all standing and select 128
committees and subcommittees and shall appoint all members and 129
chairs of those committees and subcommittees. The President may 130
appoint senators who are not members of a standing committee to 131
a standing subcommittee of that committee. 132
(b) The President, by message, may make temporary 133
appointments to standing and select committees and 134
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(c) The President, by message, shall name, and may 136
substitute, members of the Senate to serve on boards, 137
commissions, task forces, and other bodies created by law and on 138
which Senate members are eligible to serve, except as otherwise 139
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minority party members for each committee. 142

Rule 20. (Committee Chairperson; Expenses; Attendance of Witnesses.) The President shall designate a chairperson and vice-chairperson as well as a ranking minority member for each committee. The Minority Leader of the Senate may recommend the ranking minority member for each committee. In the absence of the chairperson or vice-chairperson, the committee may designate a chairperson.

The President may be substituted as a voting member of any committee and the committee records shall reflect such fact and the committee member for whom the President has been substituted. The Minority Leader shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of each committee and the President may, at the Minority Leader's request, substitute the Minority Leader as a voting member of any committee and the committee records shall reflect such fact and the committee member for whom the Minority Leader has been substituted.

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No committee or member thereof shall be permitted to incur any expenses without first receiving the written consent of the President or the Committee on Rules and Reference. Authorization by the Committee on Rules and Reference shall be signed by the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Reference.

When authorized by the President, the chairperson of a standing committee of the Senate, with respect to any pending or contemplated legislation, or with respect to any matter committed to the standing committee, or the chairperson of a select committee of the Senate, with respect to any matter committed to the select committee, may issue a subpoena under sections 101.41 to 101.46 of the Revised Code, or may issue an order under section 101.81 of the Revised Code, to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers, or other tangible evidence.

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Rule 21. (Committee Meetings, Called by, Rules, Record.) Each committee shall meet upon the call of its chairperson, and in case of the chairperson's absence, or refusal to call the committee together, a meeting may be called by a majority of the members of the committee. At least two days preceding the day bills or joint resolutions to propose a constitutional amendment are to be given a first hearing, the Clerk shall post in the Clerk's office the schedule of such bills and joint resolutions in each standing committee or subcommittee with the exception of the standing Committee on Rules and Reference. In a case of necessity, the notice of hearing may be given in a shorter period than two days by such reasonable method as shall be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Reference.

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Where applicable, the rules of the Senate apply to the committee proceedings of the Senate. In addition, all committee meetings shall be governed by section 101.15 of the Revised Code. On any occasion when a majority or more of the members of a standing committee, select committee, or subcommittee of a standing or select committee of the Senate meet together for a prearranged discussion of the public business of the committee or subcommittee, the meeting shall be open to the public unless closed in accordance with Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 13.

Rule 22. (May Not Sit During Session of Senate.) No 197 committee shall sit during a voting session of the Senate 198 without leave of a majority of the Senate. A committee may sit 199 during a recess from a voting session of the Senate.

Rule 23. (Committee Quorum.) A majority of all members of a committee shall constitute a quorum. A less number may meet to hear a measure, but unless a quorum is present, no motion except to adjourn shall be in order.

Rule 24. (Votes Required by Committee; Reconsideration by

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tee.） The affirmative vote of a majority of all members	206
tuting a committee shall be necessary to agree to any	207
to recommend for passage or to postpone indefinitely	208
consideration of bills or resolutions. Every member	209
shall vote in the affirmative or the negative except	210
xcused by the committee upon request made prior to the	211
f the roll. No proxy vote shall be valid. At the	212
tion of the chairperson, the roll call may be continued	213
vote by any member who was present at the meeting prior to	214
ll call on a bill， resolution, or appointment for which	215
ll call was continued, but the roll shall not remain open	216
than 10:0o a.m. on the next calendar day.	217
motion to reconsider may be made by any member of a	218
cee, and, except as provided in Rule 25, such motion, to	219
order, must be made while the matter proposed to be	220
idered remains before the committee. A motion to	221
ider shall not prevail unless it receives the same number	222
irmative votes as were required originally to pass the	223
proposed to be reconsidered.	224
le 25. (Measures Postponed Indefinitely.） Any bill or	225
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option of a motion for its reconsideration not later than	228
xt meeting of the committee. Notice shall be given	229
ately to the Clerk when a bill or resolution has been	230
nitely postponed. Such measure shall not be reintroduced	231
Senate while indefinitely postponed.	232
le 26. (Committee Reports, Presentation of House Bills	233
solutions.） Any committee of the Senate may report back to	234
nate any measure referred to it, with or without
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ents, or may report back a substitute for any measure	236
ed to it. No committee may report back any measure	237
ed to it or any substitute for such measure without	238

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recommending its passage or adoption, and the report shall not 239
be received by the Clerk unless signed by the majority of the 240
committee who voted in support of the action. The report shall 241
also contain the signatures of those who voted against adoption 242
or passage, which shall be included in the Journal. No member 243
shall sign a committee report who was not present at the 244
meeting. 245

Rule 27. (Records to be Kept.) Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings, including a record of committee attendance and the names of all persons who speak before the committee, whether such persons are a proponent, opponent, or other interested party on the issue on which they appear, the names of the persons, firms, associations, or corporations on whose behalf such persons appear, and such other matters as may be directed by the Committee on Rules and Reference. A record of motions and the votes thereon shall be kept by the committee.

Rule 28. (Records Open to Examination; Filing of Records.) Committee voting records for the 135th 136th General Assembly shall be open for examination by any citizen of Ohio at reasonable times and subject to adequate safeguards established by the chairperson to protect and preserve such records. Upon final adjournment of the Senate, the committee records shall be filed with the Clerk. Committee voting records filed with the Clerk shall be open for examination by any citizen of Ohio at reasonable times and subject to adequate safeguards established by the Clerk and the records retention schedule adopted by the Clerk.

Rule 29. (Committee Shall Examine Bills, etc.) Every 266
committee to which a bill or resolution is referred shall 267
carefully examine the form, phraseology, punctuation, and 268
arrangement thereof and when necessary report to the Senate 269
amendments to correct the same. 270

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Rule 31. (Motion to Commit, Cannot Be Amended.) When a 271
motion is made to commit to a standing committee, it shall not 272
be in order to amend such motion by substitution of any other 273
committee. 274

Rule 32. (Motion to Discharge a Committee.) 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 writing and deposited in the office of the Clerk. 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 Senate, and each member so signing must do so in the office of the Clerk and in the Clerk's presence, or in the presence of one of the Clerk's assistants. Such motion, together with the signatures, shall be printed in the Journal on the day the motion was filed with the Clerk. Only one motion can be presented for each bill or resolution.

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Rule 33. (Introduction of Bills.) Bills to be introduced in the Senate shall be typewritten, shall be in quadruplicate, shall bear the name of the author or authors and co-authors, if any, and shall be filed in the Clerk's office at least one hour prior to the next convening session of the Senate.

No bill shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk unless it is presented for filing by a member of the Senate, or by a member's legislative aide with authorization of the senator, and it has first been approved as to form by the Legislative Service Commission and the face of the bill is marked to indicate that approval.

Rule 34. (Bills, Title of.) Bills shall have noted in their title a distinct reference to the subject or matter to which they relate, and if they propose the amendment, enactment, or

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repeal of any law, to the section proposed to be amended, 303
enacted, or repealed. 304
Rule 35. (Bills, Second Consideration and Committee on 305
Rules and Reference, Public Hearing.) On the second 306
consideration of a bill, the Committee on Rules and Reference 307
shall, if no motion or order be made to the contrary, refer the 308
bill to the proper standing committee in regular order. Further, 309
no bill shall be reported for a third consideration and passage 310
unless the same shall have been considered at a meeting of the 311
committee to which the same has been referred. 312
All Senate bills and resolutions referred by the Committee 313
on Rules and Reference on or before the first day of April in an 314
even-numbered year shall be scheduled by the chairperson of the 315
committee to which the same has been referred for a minimum of 316
one public hearing. 317
Rule 36. (House Bills Engrossed When Amended.) House bills, 318
when altered or amended by the Senate, shall be engrossed in 319
like manner as Senate bills preparatory to their consideration. 320
Rule 37. (Recommitment of Bills.) At any time before its 321
passage, a bill or resolution may be recommitted or rereferred 322
by a majority vote of the Senate or the Committee on Rules and 323
Reference. 324
Rule 38. (Recommitment after Reconsideration.) If a bill or 325
resolution be lost, and the vote reconsidered, such bill or 326
resolution shall be committed to the standing committee or 327
select committee to which the bill or resolution was originally 328
referred. 329
Rule 39. (Special Order, How Made.) A bill or resolution 330
may be made a special order by a three-fifths vote of the 331
Senate. 332
Rule 40. (Bills Placed on Calendar, When.) Unless the 333

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Senate otherwise orders, all bills and resolutions reported by a 334
committee with a recommendation for passage or adoption shall be 335
placed on the calendar with an indication that the bills and 336
resolutions have been recommended for passage or adoption by the 337
designated committees. Bills and resolutions recommended by 338
designated committees may be arranged on the calendar under the 339
regular order of business by action of the Committee on Rules 340
and Reference, pursuant to Rule 100. 341
Rule 41. (How Taken Up for Consideration.) Resolutions 342
taken up on the calendar under the fifth order of business 343
listed in Rule 7 and bills standing in order for third 344
consideration shall be taken up and read without a motion to 345
that effect, and, unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, the 346
questions shall be, respectively: "Shall the resolution be 347
adopted?" and "Shall the bill pass?" 348
Rule 42. (Carried Over to Succeeding Day.) When a bill 349
which has been set for a third consideration on a particular day 350
shall for any reason not be reached on that day, it shall stand 351
for third consideration on the first succeeding day when bills 352
ideration shall be reached in the regular order of 353
business, except as may be otherwise provided by the Committee 354
on Rules and Reference. 355
Rule 43. (Bills Taken Up Earlier, How.) When a bill has 356
been ordered for third consideration on a particular day, or at 357
a certain hour, it shall not sooner be taken up except upon 358
three-fifths vote of the senators elected. 359
Rule 44. (Calendar Must Show Amendments.) If a bill is 360
amended before being placed upon the calendar for third 361
consideration, the Clerk shall note on the calendar the fact 362
that it has been amended, and shall cite the date when such 363
amendment was made and the page of the Senate or House Journal 364
upon which such amendment appears. At the time of third 365

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consideration, the bill with amendments incorporated shall be 366
supplied to each senator. 367

The Clerk may post on the calendar under the regular order of business pursuant to Rule 7 the title of bills for which a report of a committee of conference has been filed with the Clerk.

When a bill or joint or concurrent resolution has been passed or been adopted in the Senate, and been amended, passed or adopted, and returned by the House, it shall lie over one calendar day, unless otherwise ordered by a majority vote of the Senate.

When a report of a committee of conference has been filed with the Clerk, it shall be spread upon the pages of the Journal and lie over one calendar day unless otherwise ordered by a majority vote of the Senate.

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Rule 45. (Amendments Provided Before Vote.) Before a vote may be taken upon the question of concurrence in House amendments to a Senate bill or resolution, or upon the question of agreement to the report of a conference committee, each member of the Senate shall be supplied with the amendments made by the House or recommended by the conference member of majority leadership, each member of the minority leadership, and the sponsor or floor sponsor shall be supplied with the bill or resolution as passed by the Senate.

Rule 46. (Synopsis of House Amendments before Vote.) Before a vote is taken on the question of concurrence in House amendments to a Senate bill or resolution, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall prepare a synopsis of any substantive amendments made by a House committee to the bill or resolution as passed by the Senate. The staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make such a synopsis available to each senator at the time the Senate votes on the question of

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concurrence in the House amendments. The Clerk shall provide 398
each member of the majority leadership, each member of the 399
minority leadership, and the sponsor or floor sponsor with any 400
amendments made by the House during its third consideration of 401
the bill or resolution. 402

Rule 47. (Title of Bill after Passage.) When a bill has passed the Senate, the Clerk shall read its title and the President shall demand if the Senate agrees thereto. Any senator may then request the addition or deletion of a senator's name to the title as a co-sponsor. Prior to passage of a bill, a former senator who no longer is a member of the General Assembly may present a writing to the Clerk requesting deletion of the former senator's name from the title of the bill as sponsor or cosponsor. The President shall present the request to the Senate, and the Clerk shall spread the request upon the pages of the Journal. When the Senate 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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Immediately after the Senate has voted to concur in House amendments to a bill or resolution, and immediately after the Senate has voted to accept a conference committee report, the President shall demand if the Senate agrees to the cosponsorship of the bill or resolution. Any senator may then request the addition or deletion of a senator's name from the bill or resolution as co-sponsor. Prior to the vote on concurrence in House amendments to a bill or resolution, and prior to the vote on a conference committee report, a former senator who no longer is a member of the General Assembly may present a writing to the Clerk requesting deletion of the former senator's name from the bill or resolution as sponsor or cosponsor. The President shall present the request to the Senate, and the Clerk shall spread the request upon the pages of the Journal. When the Senate is agreed, the Clerk shall make out the

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title of the bill or resolution accordingly. 431
AMENDMENTS 432
Rule 48. (Amendments, Must Be Germane.) No amendment 433
proposed that is not germane to the subject under consideration 434
shall be considered. 435
Rule 49. (Same Amendment Not Permitted, Except.) Matters 436
inserted in or stricken from a bill by amendment, except an 437
amendment reported by a standing or select committee or 438
subcommittee, may not be subsequently stricken from or inserted 439
in a bill by amendment. But a motion to reconsider will, 440
however, be in order. 441
Rule 50. (Cannot Contain Pending Legislation.) No bill or 442
resolution shall be amended on the floor of the Senate by 443
annexing or incorporating the substance of any other bill or 444
resolution pending before the Senate unless such annexation or 445
incorporation is done by vote of a majority of the members of 446
the Senate. 447
Rule 51. (Tabling, Effect on Bill.) When a motion to amend 448
a bill or resolution is laid upon the table or indefinitely 449
postponed, the bill or resolution shall be subject to further 450
consideration. 451
Rule 52. (Amendments to Emergency Bills.) Amendments 452
proposed to emergency bills shall be offered before the vote is 453
taken on the emergency section. 454
Rule 53. (Number of Amendments on Third Consideration.) A 455
senator may propose not more than two amendments and one omnibus 456
amendment to a bill or resolution from the floor of the Senate, 457
except that in the case of a bill that makes an appropriation, a 458
senator may propose not more than five amendments and one 459
omnibus amendment to the bill from the floor of the Senate. 460
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Majority Floor Leader, the Minority Leader, or the Assistant 462
Minority Leader of the Senate. 463

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Rule 54. (Resolutions, How Offered; Special Committees by.) Resolutions may be offered by an individual senator, or as a report of a committee in the regular order of business, or at any time on leave of the Senate. Any resolution proposing the creation of a special investigating committee shall be, upon its introduction, automatically referred to the Committee on Rules and Reference. This rule shall be dispensed with only by a twothirds vote of the Senate.

Rule 55. (Resolutions, When Considered.) Resolutions to be introduced in the Senate shall be typewritten, shall be in quadruplicate, shall bear the name of the author and co-authors, if any, and shall be filed in the Clerk's office at least one hour prior to the next convening session of the Senate. All resolutions offered in the Senate shall be considered immediately by either being adopted or referred to the Committee on Rules and Reference, except as provided in Rules 54 and 56. If so referred, the Committee on Rules and Reference shall examine and otherwise consider the resolution, and may indefinitely postpone it, refer it to another standing committee, or report it back to the Senate.

All death, commemorative, and congratulatory resolutions 485
shall be printed by title only unless otherwise ordered by a 486
majority vote of the members elected. 487
Upon reading a resolution from the House, such resolution 488
shall be considered immediately by either being adopted or 489
referred to the Committee on Rules and Reference. If so 490
referred, the Committee on Rules and Reference shall examine and 491
otherwise consider the resolution, and may indefinitely postpone 492
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the Senate.

It shall be a prerogative of the presiding officer to consolidate into a single motion for consideration by the Senate some or all commemorative and congratulatory resolutions offered for adoption on any particular legislative day. Should the presiding officer exercise this prerogative, which shall be called a President's Prerogative, the presiding officer shall direct the Clerk to supply a list entitled President's Prerogative Resolutions which identifies by title all resolutions proposed to be adopted by a single vote. This list shall be supplied to all members prior to a vote on said resolutions. The presiding officer shall put the following question: "Shall the resolutions listed under the President's Prerogative be adopted?"

Rule 56. (Concurrent Resolutions, Agency Rule Review.) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review shall offer under the ninth order of business listed in Rule 7, all concurrent resolutions recommended by that committee for adoption by the Senate. The resolution shall be offered within three Senate legislative days after the date of recommendation by the joint committee, and shall that day be referred to the Committee on Rules and Reference, which shall place the resolution on the Senate calendar for consideration within twelve calendar days; but the resolution shall be offered and taken up for consideration on an earlier legislative day if necessary to permit its adoption within the period of time specified by section 119.03 of the Revised Code for invalidating a proposed rule, amendment, rescission, or any part thereof.

Rule 57. (Resolutions, Preparation.) Upon adoption, all 522
Senate resolutions shall be prepared and authenticated by the 523
Clerk and signed by the President. The Clerk shall also provide 524
a place on all death, commemorative, and congratulatory 525
resolutions for signature of the senator whose name first 526

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appears on the resolution as author.

VOTING

Rule 58. (Senator Must Vote.) Every senator present when the question is put shall vote on the question unless excused by the Senate under Rule 59. The Clerk shall call the roll of the Senate in alphabetical order with the President called last. The President may direct the Clerk to call the President Pro Tempore first in the call of the roll.

A senator who desires that the yeas and nays be called shall request that they be called in accordance with Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 9.

Rule 59. (How Excused from Voting.) Any senator requesting to be excused from voting may briefly explain the reason for such request, and the Senate shall pass upon the request without debate.

A request from any senator to be excused from voting must be made before the Senate divides or before the call of the roll begins.

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Rule 60. (Explanation of Vote.) A member desiring to explain the member's vote shall make a request therefor, before the Senate divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced. If such request is granted by the Senate, such statement shall not consume more than two minutes of time.

Rule 61. (Quorum Not Voting, Continue.) When fewer than a quorum vote on any question, the President shall forthwith order the roll of senators to be called. If a quorum be present as shown by answering to their names, or by their presence in the Chamber, the President shall again order the roll to be called, and if any senator is present the senator shall be ordered to vote unless the Senate shall have previously excused the senator.

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Rule 62．(Roll May Remain Open.） At the discretion of the	558
sident, the roll may remain open for a vote by any senator	559
was not present when the roll was called, but the roll may	560
ain open only until the Senate adjourns for the day.	561
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Rule 63．(Senator Cannot Vote,When.） No senator shall vote	563
1 any question while off the floor of the Senate, upon any	564
stion involving the senator's election or the right to the ator's seat, or vote upon any question in contravention of	565
Legislative Code of Ethics or in violation of section	566
.03l of the Revised Code.	567
Rule 64．(Division, When Taken.） After a vote is taken viva	568 569
e， if the President is undecided， or if a division is	570
anded by any senator before the result is announced, the	571
ate shall divide. Those voting in the affirmative shall arise	572
the request of the President and remain standing until nted and the count is announced; then those voting in the	573
ative shall arise and remain standing until counted and the	574
nt is announced.	575
Rule 65. (House Amendments， Conference Reports.） The yeas nays shall be called upon the question of concurring in	576 577
ndments made by the House to all bills or resolutions passed	578
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mittees, except where amendment is to the title only.	580
Rule 66. (Only Clerks at Desk During Roll Call.） No person,	581
er than the Clerk and the Clerk's assistants, shall be	582
mitted at the Clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being	583
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Rule 67．(Verification of Vote.） After the roll has been	585
led, any senator may demand a verification of the vote. The	586
rk shall read, first the names of those senators voting in	587
affirmative, then of those voting in the negative.	588

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Rule 68．(Change of Vote.） Any senator，on account of error

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Rule 69. (Senators Shall Address President.） when a senator 596

ires to address the Senate or to make a motion， the senator 597

ll arise and respectfully address "Mr. President," and the 598

sident shall recognize the senator. 599

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Rule 70.(President Decides Who Shall Speak.） The prime 604

nsor of a bill shall be recognized first. when two or more 605

ators seek recognition of the chair at the same time， the 909

sident shall decide which senator shall speak first. No 607

ator shall yield the floor to another senator without consent 809

the Senate. 609

Rule 7l. (How Often Senator May Speak.） No senator shall 610

ak more than twice on the same question except by leave of 611

Senate or responding to the floor; and the senator speaking 612

ll confine the speech to the question under debate and avoid 613

Sonalities. 614

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cussing a question may read, or cause to be read, from books, 616

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ale 73.(Statement of Question.） Any senator may call for ement of the pending question, whereupon the President

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ale 74. (Division of Question.） Any senator may call for a 623

on of the question; the decision of the President as to 624

visibility shall be subject to appeal as in questions of 625

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ale 75. (Questions of Order Decided by.） All questions of 627

shall be decided by the President without debate; such 628

on shall be subject to appeal to the Senate by any three 629

rs， on which appeal no senator shall speak more than once, 630

by leave of the Senate; and the President may speak in 631

ence to the senators. 632

ile 76. (Senator May Be Called to Order.） If any senator, 633

aking or otherwise, is transgressing the Rules of the 634

the President shall, or any member may, call the senator 635

er; and the senator called to order shall take the 636

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enator called to order, the senator shall be at liberty to 639

d; if otherwise， the senator shall not be permitted to 640

d without further leave of the Senate. 641

ile 78.(Personal Privilege.） A senator may file with the 642

a form requesting to rise and explain a matter personal to 643

nator. Upon the request of the senator, the President may 644

ct the Clerk to make note of the point of personal 645

ege in the Journal. The Clerk shall prescribe a form for 646

quest that includes a space for the senator to indicate 647

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Rule 79. (When Motions Must Be in Writing.) All amendments 651
must be in writing. 652
Any senator offering an amendment to any bill or resolution 653
under consideration, or any amendment to such an amendment, 654
shall submit it to the Clerk not less than ninety minutes before 655
the scheduled beginning of the voting session at which the 656
amendment is to be offered. 657
Ninety minutes before the scheduled beginning of a voting 658
session, or promptly thereafter, the Clerk shall send a notice 659
concerning the amendments that have been filed and will be 660
offered for that session to the chief of staff and legal counsel 661
for the majority and minority caucuses. 662
The amendment deadline does not apply to an amendment to a 663
bill or resolution that a committee voted to report on the 664
calendar day of the voting session for which the bill or 665
resolution has been placed on the calendar or on the immediately 666
preceding calendar day. 667
Amendments prepared and distributed in advance of their 668
offering shall identify the bill or resolution sought to be 669
amended and the name of the senator proposing to amend; when a 670
senator prepares more than one amendment to the same bill or 671
resolution, the amendments shall be numbered sequentially. 672
Unless objection is waived, debate shall cease until all members 673
are supplied with copies of amendments offered on the floor. 674
Rule 80. (Precedence of Motions.) Except as otherwise 675
provided in Rule 85, motions shall take precedence in the 676
following order: 677
1. To informally pass. 678
2. To adjourn. 679
3. To take a recess. 680

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1. To lay on the table. 681
2. The previous question. 682
3. To proceed to the orders of the day. 683
4. To postpone to a time certain. 684
5. To commit. 685
6. To amend. 686
7. To postpone indefinitely. 687
8. To discharge a committee. 688
   Rule 81. (Decided Without Debate.) The following questions 689
   shall be decided without debate: 690
9. To informally pass. 691
10. To adjourn. 692
11. To take a recess. 693
12. To lay on the table. 694
13. The previous question. 695
14. To go into committee of the whole on orders of the day. 696
15. All questions relating to the priority of business. 697

Rule 82. (Motions, Statement and Withdrawal.) When a motion is made the question shall be stated by the President; or, being in writing, it may be read to the Senate by the President or Clerk. After a motion is stated or read by the President, or read by the Clerk, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Senate, but may be withdrawn, by leave of the Senate, at any time before a decision or amendment.

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three senators. The President shall put the question in this 708
form: "The question is, 'Shall the debate now close?'" A 709
majority vote of the Senate shall be required to carry the 710
previous question, and until decided it shall preclude further 711
debate and all amendments and motions. 712
Rule 84. (Action after Previous Question.) After the demand 713
for the previous question has been sustained no call or motion 714
shall be in order, but the Senate shall be brought to an 715
immediate vote. 716

RECONSIDERATION

Rule 85. (Reconsideration, How and When.) A motion to 718
reconsider a vote may be made only by a senator who voted with 719
the prevailing side, and such motion, to be in order, must be 720
made within the next two legislative days of the Senate after 721
such vote is taken. A motion to reconsider shall take precedence 722
over all questions except a motion to adjourn, and may be called 723
up at any time in the appropriate order of business after 724
disposal of pending questions. 725
Rule 86. (Vote Necessary on Reconsideration.) The vote on 726
any question other than the previous question may be 727
reconsidered by a majority of those voting, a quorum being 728
present, except when a bill or resolution has been declared 729
lost, in which case the motion shall not prevail unless it 730
receives the number of affirmative votes which would be required 731
to pass such a bill or resolution. 732
Rule 87. (One Reconsideration Only.) A motion to 733
reconsider, having been decided, shall not again be entertained 734
unless the question has been changed in form by amendment. 735
Rule 88. (Reconsideration, Motion Postponed.) Consideration 736
of a motion to reconsider may be postponed to a time certain or 737
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up within thirty days after it was made, the motion is deemed lost.	739
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Rule 89．(Procedure on Reconsideration.） A motion to	741
reconsider action on a bill, joint resolution, or other paper	742
that may have gone out of possession of the Senate shall be	743
entertained if made within the time specified in Rule 85; such	744
motion to reconsider shall be regarded as an order to the Clerk	745
to request the House to return the bill, joint resolution, or	746
other paper, but the Senate may vote on the motion to reconsider	747
without waiting for the return to the Senate of such bill， joint	748
resolution, or other paper, and the President shall state the	749
question: "shall the vote be reconsidered?" Action on the bill,	750
joint resolution, or other paper, the vote on which has been	751
reconsidered, may not be taken until such bill, joint	752
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possession of the Senate.	754
Rule 90.(Effect of Tabling Motion to Reconsider.） When a	755
motion to reconsider is laid upon the table it shall not carry	756
the bill or resolution with it; nor shall a motion to reconsider	757
be reconsidered.	758
POSTPONEMENT	759
Rule 9l. (To Postpone.） A motion to postpone to a time	760
certain, or indefinitely, being decided, shall not again be	761
allowed at the same stage of the question.	762
Rule 92.(Indefinitely Postponed，Effect.） If a bill or	763
resolution is indefinitely postponed or defeated, such bill or	764
resolution shall be declared lost in the Senate and it shall not	765
be reintroduced during either annual session of the same General	766
Assembly.	767
Rule 93.(Postpone to Time Certain.） A bill or resolution	768
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earlier time, except upon the vote of three-fifths of the 770
senators elected. 771

Rule 94. (To Informally Pass.) A motion to informally pass a bill or resolution may be made at any time prior to the taking of the roll call.

Rule 95. (Recess and Adjournment.) The interim between any two voting or nonvoting sessions of the Senate on the same day shall be termed a recess, and on the reassembling at the appointed hour any question pending at the time of taking such recess shall be resumed without a motion to that effect; and unless the Senate shall otherwise order by resolution or motion, the hour to which it shall adjourn shall be half past one p.m. the succeeding day; and the hour to which it shall recess shall be stated in the motion.

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the President, and being decided in the negative shall not again 789
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addressing the Senate, or while a vote is being taken, but cannot be made except by a senator who has been recognized by acted upon.

resolution under consideration when adjournment is taken shall the first question before the Senate in that order of business, except as otherwise provided by the Committee on Rules and Reference.

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and no rule shall be altered, except by a three-fifths vote of the senators elected. Any of these rules may be suspended by a three-fifths vote of the members elected, excepting rules which specifically require otherwise.

Rule 99. (Parliamentary Guide.) Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure (2020 edition) shall be used by the Senate as authority in all cases not provided for in the Senate Rules or the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, if any.

Rule 100. (Committee on Rules and Reference.) The standing Committee on Rules and Reference shall have the power to prescribe the order of business of the Senate and shall arrange and post the calendar at least one calendar day in advance. Measures expected to be reported by committee may be placed conditionally on the calendar for consideration by the Senate in the regular order of business, and may be carried over to a succeeding legislative day, subject to favorable action by committee. In a case of necessity, the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Reference may call a special meeting upon proper notice to add a bill to the calendar upon a majority vote. One day's notice shall not be required for calendars during the first week after an adjournment of more than five calendar days.

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

Rule 101. (Executive Appointments.) When executive 825
appointments are received by the Senate they shall, unless the 826
Senate otherwise orders, be referred to the Committee on Rules 827
and Reference. The Committee on Rules and Reference may refer 828
the appointments to another committee. 829
Rule 102. (Yeas and Nays, Appointments.) The yeas and nays 830
shall be called upon advising and consenting to an executive 831
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of a majority of the senators elected constitutes refusal of the Senate to advise and consent to the appointment. The Senate may advise and consent to two or more appointments by a single roll call vote. When a committee to which an appointment has been referred recommends its rejection, or when a senator demands that an appointment be separately considered, the question of its approval shall not be included in a single roll call vote affecting more than one appointment, but the yeas and nays shall be separately called on the question of advising and consenting to such an appointment. When two or more appointments are made the subject of a single roll call vote, the failure of the question to receive the concurrence of a majority of the senators elected shall not constitute refusal to advise and consent to the appointments, but in such case the yeas and nays shall then be separately called on the question of advising and consenting to each appointment.

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Rule 103. (Clerk Shall Keep Index to Bills, etc.) The Clerk shall keep an index record of all bills and resolutions introduced in the Senate regardless of the house of origin, showing the number, title, and author of each measure, the section sought to be amended, enacted, or repealed, and the subject or matter affected thereby. The Clerk may call upon the staff of the Ohio Government Telecommunications to produce a video of all Senate voting sessions. Such video shall be accessible as provided by law and the rules of the Ohio Government Telecommunications Programming Committee.

Rule 104. (Duties of Clerk.) The distribution and receipt of bills, resolutions, reports, messages from the House and from any branch of the executive or judicial department of the State, and all other documents belonging to the Senate shall be under the direction and control of the Clerk. All records kept by the Clerk are governed by the records retention schedule adopted by

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ne property and premises of the Senate shall also be	866
cect supervision of the Clerk.	867
Clerk is required to print a bill, resolution,	898
cher document belonging to the Senate, the Clerk may	698
od of printing contemplated by sections 101.51 to	870
ne Revised Code.	871
Senate is recessed or adjourned, the Clerk shall	872
le for the preservation of order and decorum in the	873
er.	874
te by resolution shall prescribe the powers and	875
e Chief of Staff and Clerk.	876
of the death or resignation of the Clerk, the
designate any individual to perform the Clerk's	877 878
such time as the Senate, by vote, fills the	879
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．(Use of Senate Chamber.） The use of the Senate .not be granted at any time, by resolution or	882 883
or any purpose other than legislative purposes,	884
nsent of two-thirds of the members elected. At no	885
Dod or beverages be allowed in the Senate chamber.	886
te Chamber, Senate offices, Senate committee and ooms, the Members' Lounge, and all adjoining spaces	887 888
ignated as non-smoking areas. This rule shall be	889
orced.	068
．(Use of Committee Rooms.） A person who wishes to	891
committee room for a purpose other than a meeting	892
ee， subcommittee, or other official Senate business	893
so without obtaining the Clerk's prior approval. In
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be used for only appropriate purposes. At no time shall food or

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Rule l07．(Who Admitted in Chamber， Members' Lounge.) 901 902

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officers and employees of the Senate in the performance of their 911

duties are permitted within the railing without the President's 912 permission. 913

No person shall be admitted in the Members' Lounge except 914

members of the Senate and officers or employees of the Senate in 915

the performance of their duties. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall 916

strictly enforce this rule. 917

Rule 1o8.(Posters, Placards， Banners and Signs.） No 918

poster, placard, banner, sign or other similar material shall be 919

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the doors, walls, rails, seats or banisters of the Senate 923

Chamber or committee or meeting rooms of the Senate. The 924

Sergeant-at-Arms shall strictly enforce this rule. 925

Rule 109. (Applause, Outbursts or Demonstrations.） No 926

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any meeting of a committee.

Rule 110. (Distribution of Printed Materials.) No general distribution of printed material to the members of the Senate shall be permitted in the Senate Chamber during a voting session of the Senate unless authorized by a senator or the Clerk. The printed material shall bear the name of the person authorizing its distribution. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall strictly enforce this rule.

Rule 111. (Mobile Telephones, Prohibitions.) The use of a mobile telephone or any other audible wireless electronic telecommunication device is prohibited during voting sessions of the Senate and during any meeting of a committee.

Rule 112. (Press Privileges, How Obtained.) Representatives of the press desiring the privileges of the press area of the Senate floor shall make application to the President of the Senate and shall state in writing for what paper or papers or legislative information services, magazines, or their affiliates they are employed; and shall further state that they are not engaged in 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 newspaper writers and editors may be allowed, temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but they must conform to the restrictions prescribed.

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authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to the 957
Executive Committee of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents' 958
Association, who shall see that the privileges of the floor be 959
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newspapers of general circulation, bona fide correspondents of reputable standing in their profession who represent newspapers of general circulation or magazines, or representatives of daily legislative information services of known standing and integrity, or their affiliates; organized for that one purpose and not controlled by or connected with an 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 Ohio Legislative Correspondents' Association, at its discretion, to report violations of the privileges herein granted, to the Committee on Rules and Reference.

Rule 113. (Representative of Radio and Television Stations and Broadcasting Networks, How Admitted.) Representatives of radio and television stations and broadcasting networks desiring the privileges of the radio and television area of the Senate floor shall make application to the President, 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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authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association of Ohio. It shall be the duty of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association of Ohio to see that the 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 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association of Ohio, at their discretion, to report violations of the privileges herein granted to the President. Persons whose chief attention is not given to radio and television broadcasting shall not be entitled to the privileges of the floor.

Rule 114. (Privileges, How Revoked.) Upon complaint that any person has abused the privileges granted the person under Rule 112 or 113, such complaint shall be submitted 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, upon the report of the Committee, shall be debarred from the privileges theretofore granted.

at shall be satisfactory to the ondents' Association of Ohio. It lio and Television Correspondents' hat the privileges of the floor representatives of stations and lg radio and television stations, or and television stations as have been Communications Commission. It shall l Television Correspondents' r discretion, to report violations nted to the President. Persons whose to radio and television titled to the privileges of the How Revoked.） Upon complaint that ivileges granted the person under int shall be submitted to the and Reference for investigation, and the person so charged of the time f such accusation be sustained， such report of the Committee， shall be theretofore granted. aping of the Senate.） Filming,video ng a voting or nonvoting session itions designated by the President member or members of the Senate in mittee rooms when the Senate is not th the prior consent of all members

Rule 115. (Filming or Taping of the Senate.) Filming, video taping, or audio taping during a voting or nonvoting session shall be done under the conditions designated by the President of the Senate.

Taping or filming of a member or members of the Senate in the Senate chamber or in committee rooms when the Senate is not in session is permissible with the prior consent of all members taped or filmed and with the prior notification of the Clerk.

Taping or filming of meetings of committees of the Senate is permissible with the prior consent of the chairperson of the

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committee involved. Such approved filming or taping may be for specific time periods set by the chairperson, if such taping or filming interferes with the orderly procedure of the hearing.

Taping or filming in the Senate chamber or in committee rooms when no member of the Senate is present is permissible with the prior consent of the Clerk.

Rule 116. (Letters of Commendation, etc.) When requested by any member of the Senate, the President of the Senate may, on behalf of the Senate, in its name and in the President's discretion, sign letters or simple resolutions conveying messages of commendation, congratulation, recognition, and condolence to persons or organizations named in such request.

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The President of the Senate shall keep a record of the disposition of all such letters or simple resolutions, which record shall be open for inspection by any member of the Senate.

Rule 117. (Use of the Senate Coat of Arms.) Use of the Senate Coat of Arms shall be limited to members of the Senate, employees of the Senate in the performance of their duties, the Chief of Staff of the Senate and the Clerk. No other person shall use or permit to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the Senate Coat of Arms or a counterfeit or non-official version of the Senate Coat of Arms for any purpose not authorized by the Clerk.

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