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House Rules HRULE 1.1 Use of the Chamber HRULE 1.2 Admission to the floor and chamber and House facilities HRULE 1.3 Repealed HRULE 1.4 Authorization to sit at a member's desk in the House Chamber HRULE 1.5 Access revocation; lobbying HRULE 2.1 Officers HRULE 2.2 Organization meeting of the House HRULE 2.3 Speaker; election HRULE 2.4 Speaker; removal HRULE 2.5 Speaker; duties HRULE 2.6 Acting Speaker HRULE 2.7 Speaker Pro Tempore; election HRULE 2.8 Speaker Pro Tempore; duties HRULE 2.9 Clerk of the House; election HRULE 2.10 Clerk of the House; duties HRULE 2.11 Sergeant at Arms; appointment HRULE 2.12 Sergeant at Arms; duties HRULE 3.1 Employees HRULE 3.2 Assistant Clerk HRULE 3.3 Pages HRULE 3.4 House employees; lobbying HRULE 3.5 House Legislative Services; executive director HRULE 4.1 Absence HRULE 4.2 Presence recorded HRULE 4.3 Quorum HRULE 4.4 Quorum necessary to transact business HRULE 4.5 Quorum call; record vote HRULE 4.6 Compelling attendance of absent members HRULE 4.7 Members; interim compensation HRULE 4.8 Required financial reports; contempt; penalties HRULE 4.9 Memorial Day Commemoration; delegation HRULE 4.10 Chairmen; interim meetings; legislative continuance or extension; notice to the Speaker HRULE 5.1 Decorum HRULE 5.2 Violation of rules HRULE 5.3 Clearing the Chamber HRULE 5.4 Recognition to address the House HRULE 5.5 Recognition when voting machine out of order HRULE 5.6 Points of order and information HRULE 5.7 Limits on debate HRULE 5.8 Attire for members HRULE 5.9 Tobacco products HRULE 6.1 Standing Committees; select committees HRULE 6.2 Chairman and Vice Chairman HRULE 6.3 Membership of standing committees HRULE 6.4 Committee on Appropriations; subcommittees HRULE 6.5 Referral to standing committees HRULE 6.6 Standing committee jurisdiction HRULE 6.7 Regular committee meetings HRULE 6.8 Recommittal: Constitutional amendments; special elections; propositions; study resolutions; Capital Outlay Bill; minimum foundation resolution; legislative instruments creating special funds; legislative instruments with a fiscal impact; public records exceptions; interstate compacts HRULE 6.9 Committee hearing; reporting legislative instruments; vote required HRULE 6.10 Hearing on Legislation; Mandatory on Author's Request; Rescheduling Deferred Legislation HRULE 6.11 Committee report; session; interim HRULE 6.12 Report by substitute HRULE 6.13 Directing committee to report; discharging committee HRULE 6.14 Conference committees; membership; appointment HRULE 6.15 Committee on Enrollment HRULE 6.16 Committee on Enrollment; reports in order HRULE 6.17 Committee on Enrollment; reports; entry in Journal HRULE 6.18 Committee of the Whole HRULE 6.19 Procedure in the Committee of the Whole HRULE 6.20 Chairman of the Committee of the Whole HRULE 6.21 Bill read by clauses HRULE 6.22 Journal of the Committee of the Whole; record votes HRULE 6.23 Committee of the Whole; report upon rising HRULE 6.24 Action on measure reported by the Committee of the Whole HRULE 6.25 General Appropriation Bill to be considered in Committee of the Whole HRULE 6.26 House Executive Committee HRULE 7.1 Legislative instrument defined HRULE 7.2 Prefiling HRULE 7.3 Numbering of instruments; numbering of the General Appropriation Bill, the Capital Outlay Bill, and the Omnibus Bond Bill HRULE 7.4 Resolutions; titles HRULE 7.5 Title only bills HRULE 7.6 Legislative instruments; preparation by staff; introduction copies; printing HRULE 7.7 Endorsement of instruments HRULE 7.8 Engrossment to include all amendments HRULE 7.9 Engrossment, copies; digest; form and content of the General Appropriation Bill HRULE 7.10 Reengrossment HRULE 7.11 Voting on conference committee reports; digests HRULE 7.12 Enrollment HRULE 7.13 Signature of Speaker HRULE 7.14 Presentation to President of the Senate HRULE 7.15 Presentation to the Governor HRULE 7.16 Fiscal notes; requirement; capital outlay appropriations, amendments HRULE 7.17 Actuarial notes HRULE 7.18 Required fiscal data for licensing fee legislation HRULE 7.19 Appropriation bills; one-time money or federal disaster funds for recurring expenses; vote requirement HRULE 8.1 Morning Hour HRULE 8.2 Regular Order of the Day HRULE 8.3 Priority of Business HRULE 8.4 Special Order HRULE 8.5 Precedence of Special Orders HRULE 8.6 Order of Business, vote required to change; Special Order, vote required to establish HRULE 8.7 Presentation of documents HRULE 8.8 Order of consideration of legislative instruments HRULE 8.8.1 Calendar; passing over certain instruments; "Berthelot Rule" HRULE 8.9 Three readings of bills required HRULE 8.10 Bills; First Reading HRULE 8.11 Resolutions; introduction and referral; suspension of laws; vote requirement HRULE 8.12 Commitment or amendment; two prior readings required HRULE 8.13 Commitment or amendment on Second Reading HRULE 8.14 Committee report required HRULE 8.15 Consideration of the General Appropriation Bill HRULE 8.16 Passage to Third Reading HRULE 8.17 Bills engrossed; passed to Third Reading HRULE 8.18 Legislative instruments which have been recommitted HRULE 8.19 Legislative Bureau HRULE 8.20 Returning to and calling from the calendar HRULE 8.21 Repealed HRULE 8.22 Vetoed bills; reconsideration HRULE 8.23 Conference committee reports; consideration HRULE 8.24 Repealed by HR 6, 2013 R.S., eff. May 30, 2013. HRULE 8.25 Repealed by HR 6, 2013 R.S., eff. May 30, 2013. HRULE 8.26 Renumbered pursuant to HR 6, 2013 R.S., eff. May 30, 2013. HRULE 8.27 Renumbered pursuant to HR 6, 2013 R.S., eff. May 30, 2013. HRULE 8.28 Renumbered pursuant to HR 6, 2013 R.S., eff. May 30, 2013. HRULE 9.1 Statement of motion HRULE 9.2 Possession of the House HRULE 9.3 Division of the question HRULE 9.4 Substitute motions HRULE 9.5 Precedence of motions HRULE 9.6 Motion to adjourn HRULE 9.7 Motion to adjourn or recess; effect of HRULE 9.8 Motion to lay on table HRULE 9.9 Motion to call from the table; vote necessary to adopt HRULE 9.10 Previous question and previous question on the entire subject matter HRULE 9.11 Reconsideration HRULE 9.12 Appeals of rulings of the Chair HRULE 9.13 Motion to end consideration of amendments HRULE 9.14 Motions table HRULE 10.1 Members required to vote; explanation of vote HRULE 10.2 Speaker's vote HRULE 10.3 Voting for members; prohibition; locking voting machines HRULE 10.4 Putting the question HRULE 10.5 Voting machine out of order HRULE 10.6 Tie vote HRULE 10.7 Must be present in Chamber to vote HRULE 10.8 Change of vote HRULE 10.9 Record Vote HRULE 10.10 Voting display HRULE 11.1 Germane to subject HRULE 11.2 Amendments in order HRULE 11.3 Order of consideration HRULE 11.4 Floor amendments; public information; copies HRULE 11.5 Proposing same amendment HRULE 11.6 Appropriations bills; required information HRULE 12.1 Journal; proceedings entered HRULE 12.2 Journal; votes entered HRULE 12.3 Journal; legislative instrument entered HRULE 12.4 Journal; documents entered HRULE 12.5 Journal read daily HRULE 12.6 House Calendar; publication HRULE 12.7 Interim Calendar HRULE 12.8 Internet broadcast of proceedings; records; maintenance; applicability HRULE 13.1 Action on standing rules HRULE 13.2 Suspension of rules; return to rules; vote required HRULE 13.3 Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure HRULE 14.1 Committee Rules HRULE 14.2 Committee Chairmen; duties HRULE 14.3 Vice Chairman; Duties HRULE 14.4 Acting Chairman HRULE 14.5 Chairman; Vacancy HRULE 14.6 Committee Members; Rights and Privileges HRULE 14.7 Amendments; Members to Offer HRULE 14.8 Members; Duty to Attend Meetings; Attendance Record; Removal of Members; Excessive Absences HRULE 14.9 Conflict of Interest; Recusal of Members HRULE 14.10 Meeting while House is in session HRULE 14.11 Executive sessions HRULE 14.12 Consideration of instruments HRULE 14.13 Introduction of Legislation by Committees HRULE 14.14 Misconduct; Report of HRULE 14.15 Calling Meetings; Committee Authority HRULE 14.16 Standing committees; authority for meeting between sessions; authority for forming joint committees or for meeting jointly with Senate committees; procedure HRULE 14.17 Standing committees; interim; special appointments HRULE 14.18 Organizational Meeting; Calling; Notice; Purpose HRULE 14.19 Presession Hearings of Instruments HRULE 14.20 Committee Meeting Schedule; Session, Interim Conflicts HRULE 14.21 Changes in Fixed Schedule HRULE 14.22 Meeting Rooms; Assignment of HRULE 14.23 Weekly Committee Schedule HRULE 14.24 Notice; Session Meetings; Interim Meetings HRULE 14.25 Notice; Contents HRULE 14.26 Meeting List HRULE 14.27 Notice of Change from Regular Schedule; Change from Time and Place in Notice HRULE 14.28 Meeting; Prohibition unless Notice Requirements met HRULE 14.29 Meetings; Cancellation, Notice of HRULE 14.30 Agenda; Committee rules HRULE 14.31 Roll Call HRULE 14.32 Hearings; Persons to be Heard; Sworn Statement HRULE 14.33 Filing of prepared statements HRULE 14.34 Copies of Instruments Required Prior to Consideration HRULE 14.35 Second to Motion Not Required HRULE 14.36 Quorum Defined HRULE 14.37 Quorum; Members Appointed Pursuant to Rule 14.17 HRULE 14.38 Quorum Required to Transact Business HRULE 14.39 Absence of Quorum; Authority of Members Present HRULE 14.40 Vote Required for Committee Action; Members Disqualified or Recused HRULE 14.41 Voting; Members Appointed Pursuant to Rule 14.17 HRULE 14.42 Proxy Voting Prohibited HRULE 14.43 Roll Call; Record Votes Required HRULE 14.44 Committee Chairman; vote HRULE 14.45 Report of Interim Study Required HRULE 14.46 Reports of Committees; Chairman to Sign HRULE 14.47 Minutes of meetings required; contents HRULE 14.48 Permanent Committee Records; Disposition HRULE 14.49 Joint Committees, Subcommittees; Establishment; Rules Applicable HRULE 14.50 Subcommittees; Officers, Studies, Reports, Subcommittees of HRULE 14.51 Standing committees; subpoena power, punishment for contempt HRULE 14.52 Committees; authority with respect to funds from other than state sources HRULE 14.53 Employees HRULE 15.1 Applicability HRULE 15.2 Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion HRULE 15.3 Sergeant at Arms; duties HRULE 15.4 Meetings; notice; quorum; vote; oath HRULE 15.5 Employees HRULE 15.6 Records HRULE 15.7 Initiation of action; House Resolution required HRULE 15.8 Procedure in the House of Representatives HRULE 15.9 Procedure in committee HRULE 15.10 When meetings may be held; report privileged; House action HRULE 15.11 Witnesses; subpoena power; punishment for contempt HRULE 15.12 Receipt of resignation; authority of presiding officer HRULE CUSTOM, USAGE Part II. Custom, Usage, and Practice in the Louisiana House of Representatives

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