1011. Motion Period 1112. Acts returned by the Governor 1213. Reports of Committees of Conference and Free Conference 1314. Bills and Resolutions returned from the House of Representatives 1415. Interrupted Debate 1516. Adjourned Debate 1617. Special Order 1718. Call of the contested Statewide Third Reading Calendar 1819. Call of the contested Statewide Second Reading Calendar 1920. Call of the contested local Calendar The order of business above provided for may be varied by vote of twothirds (2/3) of the Senators present and voting and any order or business already completed may be reverted to in any legislative day by the vote of twothirds (2/3) of the Senators present and voting. A motion to vary the order of the day shall be in order, prior to, or at the completion of, any orders enumerated above or during the motion period and any such motion shall be decided without debate. For the order of business designated as Interrupted Debate there shall not be more than one (1) Bill in this status at any one time provided however, that this limitation shall not apply to the General Appropriation Bill. For the order of business designated as Adjourned Debate there shall not be more than two (2) Bills in this status at any one time. For the order of business designated as Special Order there shall not be more than three (3) Bills on second reading and three (3) Bills on third reading in this status at any one time. Provided that of the Special Order slots, one (1) shall be reserved exclusively for Bills which are the subject of motions authorized by the Rules Committee and made by the Chairman of the Rules Committee or his or her designee, and provided only one bill may be in this status on any reading at any one time. The Bill occupying the slot reserved for the Rules Committee shall have a unique notation to call such status to the Senate’s attention. When a Bill or Resolution is returned from the House of Representatives or an Act or Joint Resolution is returned by the Governor with his or her objections, the message shall be read and the matter placed on the Calendar for consideration the next legislative day. However, in the final two (2) weeks before the date set for sine die adjournment, this requirement may be waived upon a motion adopted at the time the message is read in which
1011. Motion Period 1112. Acts returned by the Governor 1213. Reports of Committees of Conference and Free Conference 1314. Bills and Resolutions returned from the House of Representatives 1415. Interrupted Debate 1516. Adjourned Debate 1617. Special Order 1718. Call of the contested Statewide Third Reading Calendar 1819. Call of the contested Statewide Second Reading Calendar 1920. Call of the contested local Calendar The order of business above provided for may be varied by vote of twothirds (2/3) of the Senators present and voting and any order or business already completed may be reverted to in any legislative day by the vote of twothirds (2/3) of the Senators present and voting. A motion to vary the order of the day shall be in order, prior to, or at the completion of, any orders enumerated above or during the motion period and any such motion shall be decided without debate. For the order of business designated as Interrupted Debate there shall not be more than one (1) Bill in this status at any one time provided however, that this limitation shall not apply to the General Appropriation Bill. For the order of business designated as Adjourned Debate there shall not be more than two (2) Bills in this status at any one time. For the order of business designated as Special Order there shall not be more than three (3) Bills on second reading and three (3) Bills on third reading in this status at any one time. Provided that of the Special Order slots, one (1) shall be reserved exclusively for Bills which are the subject of motions authorized by the Rules Committee and made by the Chairman of the Rules Committee or his or her designee, and provided only one bill may be in this status on any reading at any one time. The Bill occupying the slot reserved for the Rules Committee shall have a unique notation to call such status to the Senate’s attention. When a Bill or Resolution is returned from the House of Representatives or an Act or Joint Resolution is returned by the Governor with his or her objections, the message shall be read and the matter placed on the Calendar for consideration the next legislative day. However, in the final two (2) weeks before the date set for sine die adjournment, this requirement may be waived upon a motion adopted at the time the message is read in which
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