CHAPTER 10. ORDER OF BUSINESS
Rule 10.1. Convening in daily session; Morning Hour
The Senate shall convene at 1:30 p.m. on each successive legislative day, unless
otherwise ordered on the preceding legislative day by a majority of the members. The
President shall call the Senate to order and direct the Secretary to call the roll. If a quorum
is in attendance, he shall proceed with the order of business for the Morning Hour, which
shall be as follows:
MORNING HOUR
1. Roll Call
2. Prayer
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Reading of Journal
5. Petitions, Memorials, and other communications
6. Introduction of Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions
7. Introduction of Resolutions, Senate and Senate Concurrent
8. Senate Bills on second reading, to be referred
9. Senate and Senate Concurrent Resolutions on second reading, to be referred
10. House Bills on first reading
11. House Concurrent Resolutions on first reading
12. House Bills on second reading, to be referred
13. House Concurrent Resolutions on second reading, to be referred
14. Reports of committees
15. Senate Bills on second reading reported by committees
16. House Bills on second reading reported by committees