Rule 7.6. Legislative instruments; preparation by staff; deadline for requests; introduction
copies; printing
A.(1) All legislative instruments shall be printed and such number of copies thereof
as shall be required by the Clerk presented at the time of prefiling or introduction. All bills
shall be printed upon prefiling or introduction for distribution.
(2) No instrument introduced in the House of Representatives shall be scheduled or
reported by committee or, in case of perfunctory resolutions, adopted by the House, if it was
not prepared for introduction by the House Legislative Services staff, until such instrument
has been placed in the House computer data base in proper form by the House Legislative
Services staff.
(3)(a) A request for legislation which is to be prefiled for consideration during a
regular session shall be received by House Legislative Services staff not later than seventy-two hours prior to the prefiling deadline applicable to the instrument being requested.
(b) During a regular session, a request for legislation which is to be introduced on
the last day for introduction of matters having the effect of law shall be received by House
Legislative Services staff not later than seventy-two hours prior to the deadline for
introduction.
B. A copy of each legislative instrument prefiled with the Clerk of the House or
introduced shall be made available through the Internet home page of the House of
Representatives. A copy of each such legislative instrument shall be transmitted by the Clerk
to each member of the House who so requests. The Clerk shall make copies available to any
person who requests a copy.
C. Study requests, commendations, reports, memorials, petitions, and other
documents shall be printed only on the order of the House.
Mason's Manual: Sec. 725
HR 3, 1973; HR 17, 1973; HR 6, 1974; HR 21, 1974; HR 6, 1975; HR 10, 1976; HR
4, 1978; HR 3, 1979; HR 17, 1986; HR 45, 1998, eff. May 20, 1998; HR 79, 2008, eff. June
23, 2008; HR 75, 2024, eff. April 17, 2024.