As Adopted by the Senate

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
S. R. No. 18


Senator Faber 

Cosponsors: Senators Coley, Eklund, Hite, Hughes, LaRose, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Uecker, Widener 

A RESOLUTION
To adopt Rules of the Senate for the 130th 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 for 3
the 130th General Assembly:4

RULES OF THE SENATE
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129th
130th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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TIME OF CONVENING; DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
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       Rule 1. (Time of Sessions.) The sessions of the Senate shall 8
be held at such times as are determined by the President. For the 9
months of January through June in each year, and separately for 10
the months of July through December in each year, the President, 11
at 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. The schedule 14
and any revision or supplement thereto shall be published and a 15
copy provided to each senator.16

       Rule 2. (May Select Senator to Preside.) The President may 17
name any senator to perform the duties of the chair, but such 18
substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment; nor shall any 19
senator so named attest any document as President or President Pro 20
Tempore of the Senate.21

       Rule 3. (Clerk Shall Call Senate to Order.) When both the 22
President and the President Pro Tempore are absent at the hour to 23
which the Senate has adjourned or taken a recess, the Clerk shall 24
call the Senate to order and the Senate shall proceed to select 25
some member to act as presiding officer until the President or 26
President Pro Tempore is present, or an adjournment is taken.27

       Rule 4. (President to Enforce Rules.) The President shall 28
enforce the rules of the Senate. The President shall preserve 29
order and decorum in the proceedings of the Senate; and in case of 30
any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby the President 31
shall have the power to order the same to be cleared. When the 32
Senate is recessed or adjourned, the Clerk shall be responsible 33
for the preservation of order and decorum in the Senate Chamber. 34
The Clerk shall post in the Clerk's office the times of opening 35
and closing to the public.36

       The Senate Chamber, Senate offices, Senate committee and 37
conference rooms, the Members' Lounge, and all adjoining spaces 38
shall be designated as non-smoking areas. This rule shall be 39
strictly enforced.40

       Rule 5. (Signing of Acts, etc.) The President or, in the 41
President's absence, the President Pro Tempore shall sign all acts 42
and joint resolutions when passed or adopted by both houses; and 43
all writs and all warrants and subpoenas issued by the action of 44
the Senate shall be signed by the President and attested to by the 45
Clerk. Initiation and defense of legal actions by the Senate shall 46
be decided by the President. The President Pro Tempore, in the 47
absence of the President, shall have all the rights, privileges, 48
authority, duties, and responsibilities of the President.49

ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY
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       Rule 6. (Daily Order, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and 51
Reading of Journal.) As soon as the Senate is called to order 52
prayer may be offered, the pledge of allegiance to the flag may be 53
said, and, a quorum being present, the Journal of the preceding 54
legislative day shall be read by the Clerk.55

       Rule 7. (Order of Business.) As soon as the Journal is read 56
and approved, the order of business shall be as follows:57

       1. Reports of reference and bills for second consideration.58

       2. Reports of standing and select committees.59

       3. House amendments to Senate bills and resolutions.60

       4. Reports of conference committees.61

       5. Resolutions, including joint resolutions and concurrent 62
resolutions, reported by committee.63

       6. Bills for third consideration.64

       7. Motions.65

       8. Introduction and first consideration of bills.66

       9. Offering of resolutions and adoption of resolutions not 67
referred to committee.68

       Rule 8. (Order of Business, How Changed.) The business of the 69
Senate shall be disposed of in the order provided by Rule 7. To 70
revert to or advance to a new order of business requires only a 71
majority vote of the members of the Senate.72

       Rule 9. (Message from House and Executive.) Messages from the 73
House and communications from any branch of the executive 74
department of the state may be received by the Clerk at any time, 75
except when the yeas and nays are being called.76

       Rule 10. (Majority Constitutes Quorum, Less May Compel 77
Attendance.) A majority of all members elected to the Senate shall 78
constitute a quorum, but a less number may compel the attendance 79
of absent members or adjourn from day to day.80

       Rule 11. (Absence of Quorum, No Business, Procedure.) Should 81
a roll call show the absence of a quorum, the President shall 82
direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to dispatch the Sergeant-at-Arms's 83
messengers for the absentees and until a quorum is present no 84
business shall be in order except a motion to adjourn and the 85
enforcement of the attendance of the absentees.86

       Rule 12. (Call of Senate, How Demanded.) Any senator may 87
demand a call of the Senate providing the demand is seconded by 88
three other senators and upon such call the names of the senators 89
shall be called by the Clerk in their alphabetical order and the 90
names of the absentees entered upon the Journal.91

       Rule 13. (Procedure under Call of Senate.) While the Senate 92
is under call the doors shall be closed; senators shall take and 93
remain in their seats and no senator shall be permitted to leave 94
the Chamber unless by a majority vote of the senators present.95

       Rule 14. (Call of Senate, Absentees Brought in.) On the 96
completion of the roll call on the call of the Senate, the 97
President shall direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring in the 98
absentees, if any, and until such absentees have appeared at the 99
bar of the Senate and answered to their names, no business shall 100
be in order except a motion to adjourn and a motion to dispense 101
with further proceedings under the call.102

       Rule 15. (Call of Senate, Motion to Adjourn if Defeated.) 103
During a call of the Senate, if a motion to adjourn has been voted 104
down, it shall not be renewed until a motion to dispense with the 105
call has been voted upon, or until an additional senator has 106
appeared and answered to the roll call. A motion to dispense with 107
further proceedings under the call shall not be made in the 108
absence of quorum.109

       Rule 16. (After Call of Senate, Senator Cannot Leave.) When a 110
call of the Senate has been completed and further proceedings 111
under the call have been dispensed with, no senator shall be 112
permitted to leave the Chamber until the order of business for 113
which the call was demanded has been disposed of, except by leave 114
of a majority of the senators elected.115

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
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       Rule 17. (Absences, Must be Excused.) Any absence of a member 117
from a session of the Senate must be excused. Before a member may 118
be excused from such an absence from a voting session, the member 119
shall submit an explanation for the absence in writing to the 120
Clerk. A member shall be automatically excused from a nonvoting 121
session.122

       Rule 18. (Mileage Reimbursement, Payment of.) The 123
reimbursement based on mileage as provided for in section 101.27 124
of the Revised Code shall be paid to each qualifying member by the 125
Clerk unless a member is not present in Columbus during a week.126

COMMITTEES
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       Rule 19. (Appointment of.) At as early a date as practicable 128
after the organization of the Senate, the President of the Senate, 129
by message, shall name and appoint members to standing committees 130
and any standing subcommittees. The President may appoint senators 131
who are not members of a standing committee to a standing 132
subcommittee of that committee. In addition, the President of the 133
Senate, by message, shall name, and may substitute, members of the 134
Senate to serve on boards, commissions, task forces, and other 135
bodies created by law and on which Senate members are eligible to 136
serve, except as otherwise provided. The Minority Leader of the 137
Senate may recommend minority party members for each committee.138

       Rule 20. (Committee Chairperson; Expenses; Attendance of 139
Witnesses.) The President shall designate a chairperson and 140
vice-chairperson as well as a ranking minority member for each 141
committee. The Minority Leader of the Senate may recommend the 142
ranking minority member for each committee. In the absence of the 143
chairperson or vice-chairperson, the committee may designate a 144
chairperson.145

       The President may be substituted as a voting member of any 146
committee and the committee records shall reflect such fact and 147
the committee member for whom the President has been substituted. 148
The Minority Leader shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of 149
each committee and the President may, at the Minority Leader's 150
request, substitute the Minority Leader as a voting member of any 151
committee and the committee records shall reflect such fact and 152
the committee member for whom the Minority Leader has been 153
substituted.154

       No committee or member thereof shall be permitted to incur 155
any expenses without first receiving the written consent of the 156
President or the Committee on Rules. Authorization by the 157
Committee on Rules shall be signed by the Chairperson of the 158
Committee on Rules.159

       When authorized by the President, the chairperson of a 160
standing committee of the Senate, with respect to any pending or 161
contemplated legislation, or with respect to any matter committed 162
to the standing committee, or the chairperson of a select 163
committee of the Senate, with respect to any matter committed to 164
the select committee, may issue a subpoena under sections 101.41 165
to 101.46 of the Revised Code, or may issue an order under section 166
101.81 of the Revised Code, to compel the attendance of witnesses 167
or the production of books, papers, or other tangible evidence.168

       Rule 21. (Committee Meetings, Called by, Rules, Record.) Each 169
committee shall meet upon the call of its chairperson, and in case 170
of the chairperson's absence, or refusal to call the committee 171
together, a meeting may be called by a majority of the members of 172
the committee. At least two days preceding the day bills or joint 173
resolutions to propose a constitutional amendment are to be given 174
a first hearing, the Clerk shall post in the Clerk's office the 175
schedule of such bills and joint resolutions in each standing 176
committee or subcommittee with the exception of the standing 177
Committee on Rules. In a case of necessity, the notice of hearing 178
may be given in a shorter period than two days by such reasonable 179
method as shall be prescribed by the Committee on Rules.180

       Where applicable, the rules of the Senate apply to the 181
committee proceedings of the Senate. In addition, all committee 182
meetings shall be governed by section 101.15 of the Revised Code. 183
On any occasion when a majority or more of the members of a 184
standing committee, select committee, or subcommittee of a 185
standing or select committee of the Senate meet together for a 186
prearranged discussion of the public business of the committee or 187
subcommittee, the meeting shall be open to the public unless 188
closed in accordance with Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 189
13.190

       Rule 22. (May Not Sit During Session of Senate.) No committee 191
shall sit during the daily sessions of the Senate without leave of 192
a majority of the Senate. A committee may sit during a recess from 193
the daily session of the Senate.194

       Rule 23. (Committee Quorum.) A majority of all members of a 195
committee shall constitute a quorum. A less number may meet to 196
hear a measure, but unless a quorum is present, no motion except 197
to adjourn shall be in order.198

       Rule 24. (Votes Required by Committee; Reconsideration by 199
Committee.) The affirmative vote of a majority of all members 200
constituting a committee shall be necessary to agree to any motion 201
to recommend for passage or to postpone indefinitely further 202
consideration of bills or resolutions. Every member present shall 203
vote in the affirmative or the negative except when excused by the 204
committee upon request made prior to the call of the roll. A 205
member may defer the member's vote only during the first call of 206
the roll on any question. No proxy vote shall be valid. At the 207
discretion of the chairperson, the roll call may be continued for 208
a vote by any member who was present at the meeting prior to the 209
roll call on a bill, resolution, or appointment for which the roll 210
call was continued, but the roll shall not remain open later than 211
10:00 a.m. on the next calendar day.212

       A motion to reconsider may be made by any member of a 213
committee, and, except as provided in Rule 25, such motion, to be 214
in order, must be made while the matter proposed to be 215
reconsidered remains before the committee. A motion to reconsider 216
shall not prevail unless it receives the same number of 217
affirmative votes as were required originally to pass the matter 218
proposed to be reconsidered.219

       Rule 25. (Measures Postponed Indefinitely.) Any bill or 220
resolution postponed indefinitely is rejected and shall not be 221
subject to further consideration by the committee, except upon the 222
adoption of a motion for its reconsideration not later than the 223
next meeting of the committee. Notice shall be given immediately 224
to the Clerk when a bill or resolution has been indefinitely 225
postponed. Such measure shall not be reintroduced in the Senate 226
while indefinitely postponed.227

       Rule 26. (Committee Reports, Presentation of House Bills and 228
Resolutions.) Any committee of the Senate may report back to the 229
Senate any measure referred to it, with or without amendments, or 230
may report back a substitute for any measure referred to it. No 231
committee may report back any measure referred to it or any 232
substitute for such measure without recommending its passage or 233
adoption, and the report shall not be received by the Clerk unless 234
signed by the majority of the committee who voted in support of 235
the action. The report shall also contain the signatures of those 236
who voted against adoption or passage, which shall be included in 237
the Journal. No member shall sign a committee report who was not 238
present at the meeting.239

       When a standing committee recommends a House bill for passage 240
or a House joint or concurrent resolution for adoption, the 241
chairperson of the committee shall, when the same is called up for 242
consideration, cause the bill or joint or concurrent resolution to 243
be properly presented to the Senate.244

       Rule 27. (Records to be Kept.) Each committee shall keep 245
minutes of its proceedings, including a record of committee 246
attendance and the names of all persons who speak before the 247
committee, whether such persons are a proponent, opponent, or 248
other interested party on the issue on which they appear, the 249
names of the persons, firms, associations, or corporations in 250
whose behalf such persons appear, and such other matters as may be 251
directed by the Committee on Rules. A record of motions and the 252
votes thereon shall be kept by the committee.253

       Rule 28. (Records Open to Examination; Filing of Records.) 254
During the period of sessions, committee voting records shall be 255
open for examination by any citizen of Ohio at reasonable times 256
and subject to adequate safeguards established by the chairperson 257
to protect and preserve such records. Upon final adjournment of 258
the Senate, the committee records shall be filed with the Clerk. 259
Committee voting records filed with the Clerk shall be open for 260
examination by any citizen of Ohio at reasonable times and subject 261
to adequate safeguards established by the Clerk and the records 262
retention schedule adopted by the Clerk.263

       Rule 29. (Committee Shall Examine Bills, etc.) Every 264
committee to which a bill or resolution is referred shall 265
carefully examine the form, phraseology, punctuation, and 266
arrangement thereof and when necessary report to the Senate 267
amendments to correct the same.268

       Rule 30. (Select Committees, Appointed by.) All committees 269
shall be appointed by the President.270

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

       Rule 32. (Motion to Discharge a Committee.) A motion to 274
discharge a committee of further consideration of a bill or 275
resolution which has been referred to such committee thirty 276
calendar days or more prior thereto, shall be in writing and 277
deposited in the office of the Clerk. Before such motion may be 278
filed with the Clerk, there shall be attached thereto the 279
signatures of a majority of the members elected to the Senate, and 280
each member so signing must do so in the office of the Clerk and 281
in the Clerk's presence, or in the presence of one of the Clerk's 282
assistants. Such motion, together with the signatures, shall be 283
printed in the Journal on the day the motion was filed with the 284
Clerk. Only one motion can be presented for each bill or 285
resolution.286

BILLS
287

       Rule 33. (Introduction of Bills.) Bills to be introduced in 288
the Senate shall be typewritten, shall be in quadruplicate, shall 289
bear the name of the author and co-authors, if any, and shall be 290
filed in the Clerk's office at least one hour prior to the next 291
convening session of the Senate.292

       Between the general election and the time for the next 293
convening session, a holdover member or a member-elect may file 294
bills for introduction in the next session with the Clerk's 295
office, and those bills shall be treated as if they were bills 296
introduced on the first day of the session.297

       No bill shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk unless it 298
is presented for filing by a member or member-elect of the Senate, 299
or by the member's legislative aide or administrative assistant 300
with authorization of the senator, and it has first been approved 301
as to form by the Legislative Service Commission and the face of 302
the bill is marked to indicate that approval.303

       When the time for introduction of bills is reached in the 304
regular order of business, the Clerk shall read the bills filed 305
with the Clerk in the same manner as if the bills were introduced 306
from the floor. This rule may be suspended by a majority vote of 307
the members elected.308

       Rule 34. (Bills, Title of.) Bills shall have noted in their 309
title a distinct reference to the subject or matter to which they 310
relate, and if they propose the amendment, enactment, or repeal of 311
any law, to the section proposed to be amended, enacted, or 312
repealed.313

       Rule 35. (Bills, Second Consideration and Committee on 314
Reference, Public Hearing.) On the second reading of a bill, the 315
Committee on Reference shall, if no motion or order be made to the 316
contrary, refer the bill to the proper standing committee in 317
regular order. Further, no bill shall be reported for a third 318
reading and passage unless the same shall have been considered at 319
a meeting of the committee to which the same has been referred.320

       All Senate bills and resolutions referred by the Committee on 321
Reference on or before the first day of April in an even-numbered 322
year shall be scheduled by the chairperson of the committee to 323
which the same has been referred for a minimum of one public 324
hearing.325

       Rule 36. (House Bills Engrossed When Amended.) House bills, 326
when altered or amended by the Senate, shall be engrossed in like 327
manner as Senate bills preparatory to their consideration.328

       Rule 37. (Recommitment of Bills.) At any time before its 329
passage, a bill or resolution may be recommitted or rereferred by 330
a majority vote of the Senate or the Committee on Rules.331

       Rule 38. (Recommitment after Reconsideration.) If a bill or 332
resolution be lost, and the vote reconsidered, such bill or 333
resolution shall not thereafter be committed to other than a 334
standing committee or to a select committee to which the bill or 335
resolution was originally referred.336

       Rule 39. (Special Order, How Made.) A bill or resolution may 337
be made a special order by a three-fifths vote of the Senate.338

       Rule 40. (Bills Placed on Calendar, When.) Unless the Senate 339
otherwise orders, all bills and resolutions reported by a 340
committee with a recommendation for passage or adoption shall be 341
placed on the calendar with an indication that the bills and 342
resolutions have been recommended for passage or adoption by the 343
designated committees. Bills and resolutions recommended by 344
designated committees may be arranged on the calendar under the 345
regular order of business by action of the Committee on Rules, 346
pursuant to Rule 9699.347

       Rule 41. (How Taken Up for Consideration.) Resolutions taken 348
up on the calendar under the fifth order of business listed in 349
Rule 7 and bills standing in order for third consideration shall 350
be taken up and read without a motion to that effect, and, unless 351
otherwise ordered by the Senate, the questions shall be, 352
respectively: "Shall the resolution be adopted?" and "Shall the 353
bill pass?"354

       Rule 42. (Carried Over to Succeeding Day.) When a bill which 355
has been set for a third consideration on a particular day shall 356
for any reason not be reached on that day, it shall stand for 357
third consideration on the first succeeding day when bills for 358
third consideration shall be reached in the regular order of 359
business, except as may be otherwise provided by the Committee on 360
Rules.361

       Rule 43. (Bills Taken Up Earlier, How.) When a bill has been 362
ordered for third consideration on a particular day, or at a 363
certain hour, it shall not sooner be taken up except upon 364
three-fifths vote of the senators elected.365

       Rule 44. (Calendar Must Show Amendments.) If a bill is 366
amended before being placed upon the calendar for third 367
consideration, the Clerk shall note on the calendar the fact that 368
it has been amended, and shall cite the date when such amendment 369
was made and the page of the Senate or House Journal upon which 370
such amendment appears. At the time of third consideration, the 371
bill with amendments incorporated shall be supplied to each 372
senator.373

       The Clerk may post on the calendar under the regular order of 374
business pursuant to Rule 7 the title of bills for which a report 375
of a committee of conference has been filed with the Clerk.376

       When a bill or joint or concurrent resolution has been passed 377
or been adopted in the Senate, and been amended, passed or 378
adopted, and returned by the House, it shall lie over one calendar 379
day, unless otherwise ordered by a majority vote of the Senate.380

       When a report of a committee of conference has been filed 381
with the Clerk, it shall be spread upon the pages of the Journal 382
and lie over one calendar day unless otherwise ordered by a 383
majority vote of the Senate. 384

       Rule 45. (Amendments Provided Before Vote.) Before a vote may 385
be taken upon the question of concurrence in House amendments to a 386
Senate bill or resolution, or upon the question of agreement to 387
the report of a conference committee, each member of the Senate 388
shall be supplied with the amendments made by the House or 389
recommended by the conference committee and each member of 390
majority leadership, each member of the minority leadership, and 391
the sponsor or floor sponsor shall be supplied with the bill or 392
resolution as passed by the Senate.393

       Rule 46. (Synopsis of House Amendments before Vote.) Before a 394
vote is taken on the question of concurrence in House amendments 395
to a Senate bill or resolution, the staff of the Legislative 396
Service Commission shall prepare a synopsis of any substantive 397
amendments made by a House committee to the bill or resolution as 398
passed by the Senate. The staff of the Legislative Service 399
Commission shall make such a synopsis available to each senator at 400
the time the Senate votes on the question of concurrence in the 401
House amendments. The Clerk shall provide each member of the 402
majority leadership, each member of the minority leadership, and 403
the sponsor or floor sponsor with any amendments made by the House 404
during its third consideration of the bill or resolution.405

       Rule 47. (Title of Bill after Passage.) When a bill has 406
passed the Senate, the Clerk shall read its title and the 407
President shall demand if the Senate agrees thereto. Any senator 408
may then request the addition or deletion of a senator's name to 409
the title as a co-sponsor. Prior to passage of a bill, a former 410
senator who no longer is a member of the General Assembly may 411
present a writing to the Clerk requesting deletion of the former 412
senator's name from the title of the bill as sponsor or 413
co-sponsor. The President shall present the request to the Senate, 414
and the Clerk shall spread the request upon the pages of the 415
Journal. When the Senate is agreed, the Clerk shall make out the 416
title accordingly, and certify to the passage of the bill upon its 417
carrier.418

       Immediately after the Senate has voted to concur in House 419
amendments to a bill or resolution, and immediately after the 420
Senate has voted to accept a conference committee report, the 421
President shall demand if the Senate agrees to the co-sponsorship 422
of the bill or resolution. Any senator may then request the 423
addition or deletion of a senator's name from the bill or 424
resolution as co-sponsor. Prior to the vote on concurrence in 425
House amendments to a bill or resolution, and prior to the vote on 426
a conference committee report, a former senator who no longer is a 427
member of the General Assembly may present a writing to the Clerk 428
requesting deletion of the former senator's name from the bill or 429
resolution as sponsor or co-sponsor. The President shall present 430
the request to the Senate, and the Clerk shall spread the request 431
upon the pages of the Journal. When the Senate is agreed, the 432
Clerk shall make out the title of the bill or resolution 433
accordingly.434

AMENDMENTS
435

       Rule 48. (Amendments, Must Be Germane.) No amendment proposed 436
that is not germane to the subject under consideration shall be 437
considered.438

       Rule 49. (Same Amendment Not Permitted, Except.) Matters 439
inserted in or stricken from a bill by amendment, except an 440
amendment reported by a standing or special committee, may not be 441
subsequently stricken from or inserted in a bill by amendment. But 442
a motion to reconsider will, however, be in order.443

       Rule 50. (Cannot Contain Pending Legislation.) No bill or 444
resolution shall be amended on the floor of the Senate by annexing 445
or incorporating the substance of any other bill or resolution 446
pending before the Senate unless such annexation or incorporation 447
is done by vote of a majority of the senators.448

       Rule 51. (Tabling, Effect on Bill.) When a motion to amend a 449
bill or resolution is laid upon the table or indefinitely 450
postponed, the measure shall not be carried with it but shall be 451
subject to further consideration.452

       Rule 52. (Amendments to Emergency Bills.) Amendments proposed 453
to emergency bills shall be offered before the vote is taken on 454
the emergency section.455

RESOLUTIONS
456

       Rule 53. (Resolutions, How Offered; Special Committees by.) 457
Resolutions may be offered by a senator in the senator's 458
individual capacity, or as a report of a committee in the regular 459
order of business, or at any time on leave of the Senate. Any 460
resolution proposing the creation of a special investigating 461
committee shall be, upon its introduction, automatically referred 462
to the Committee on Rules. This rule shall be dispensed with only 463
by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.464

       Rule 54. (Resolutions, When Considered.) Resolutions to be 465
introduced in the Senate shall be typewritten, shall be in 466
quadruplicate, shall bear the name of the author and co-authors, 467
if any, and shall be filed in the Clerk's office at least one hour 468
prior to the next convening session of the Senate. All resolutions 469
offered in the Senate shall be considered immediately by either 470
being adopted or referred to the Committee on Reference, except as 471
provided in Rules 53 and 55. If so referred, the Committee on 472
Reference shall examine and otherwise consider the resolution, and 473
may indefinitely postpone it, refer it to another standing 474
committee, or report it back to the Senate.475

       All death, commemorative, and congratulatory resolutions 476
shall be printed by title only unless otherwise ordered by a 477
majority vote of the members elected.478

       Upon reading a resolution from the House, such resolution 479
shall be considered immediately by either being adopted or 480
referred to the Committee on Reference. If so referred, the 481
Committee on Reference shall examine and otherwise consider the 482
resolution, and may indefinitely postpone it, refer it to another 483
standing committee, or report it back to the Senate.484

       It shall be a prerogative of the presiding officer to 485
consolidate into a single motion for consideration by the Senate 486
some or all commemorative and congratulatory resolutions offered 487
for adoption on any particular legislative day. Should the 488
presiding officer exercise this prerogative, which shall be called 489
a President's Prerogative, the presiding officer shall direct the 490
Clerk to supply a list entitled President's Prerogative 491
Resolutions which identifies by title all resolutions proposed to 492
be adopted by a single vote. This list shall be supplied to all 493
members prior to a vote on said resolutions. The presiding officer 494
shall put the following question: "Shall the resolutions listed 495
under the President's Prerogative be adopted?" 496

       Rule 55. (Concurrent Resolutions, Agency Rule Review.) The 497
Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Agency 498
Rule Review shall offer under the ninth order of business listed 499
in Rule 7, all concurrent resolutions recommended by that 500
committee for adoption by the Senate. The resolution shall be 501
offered within three Senate legislative days after the date of 502
recommendation by the joint committee, and shall that day be 503
referred to the Committee on Rules, which shall place the 504
resolution on the Senate calendar for consideration within twelve 505
calendar days; but the resolution shall be offered and taken up 506
for consideration on an earlier legislative day if necessary to 507
permit its adoption within the period of time specified by section 508
119.03 of the Revised Code for invalidating a proposed rule, 509
amendment, rescission, or any part thereof.510

       Rule 56. (Resolutions, Preparation.) Upon adoption, all 511
Senate resolutions shall be prepared and authenticated by the 512
Clerk and signed by the President. The Clerk shall also provide a 513
place on all death, commemorative, and congratulatory resolutions 514
for signature of the senator whose name first appears on the 515
resolution as author.516

VOTING
517

       Rule 57. (Senator Must Vote.) Every senator present when the 518
question is put shall vote on the question unless excused by the 519
Senate. The Clerk shall call the roll of the Senate in 520
alphabetical order with the President called last. The President 521
may direct the Clerk to call the President Pro Tempore first in 522
the call of the roll.523

       A request from any senator to be excused from voting must be 524
made before the Senate divides or before the call of the roll 525
begins.526

       Rule 58. (How Excused from Voting.) Any senator requesting to 527
be excused from voting may briefly explain the reason for such 528
request, and the Senate shall pass upon the request without 529
debate.530

       Rule 59. (Explanation of Vote.) A member desiring to explain 531
the member's vote shall make a request therefor, before the Senate 532
divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced. If 533
such request is granted by the Senate, such statement shall not 534
consume more than two minutes of time.535

       Rule 60. (Quorum Not Voting, Continue.) When fewer than a 536
quorum vote on any question, the President shall forthwith order 537
the roll of senators to be called. If a quorum be present as shown 538
by answering to their names, or by their presence in the Chamber, 539
the President shall again order the roll to be called, and if any 540
senator is present the senator shall be ordered to vote unless the 541
Senate shall have previously excused the senator.542

       Rule 61. (Roll May Remain Open.) At the discretion of the 543
President, the roll may remain open for a vote by any senator who 544
was not present when the roll was called, but the roll may remain 545
open only until the Senate adjourns for the day.546

       Rule 6162. (Senator Cannot Vote, When.) No senator shall 547
vote upon any question while off the floor of the Senate, upon any 548
question involving the senator's election or the right to the 549
senator's seat, or vote upon any question in contravention of the 550
Legislative Code of Ethics or in violation of section 102.031 of 551
the Revised Code.552

       Rule 6263. (Division, When Taken.) After a vote is taken 553
viva voce, if the President is undecided, or if a division is 554
demanded by any senator before the result is announced, the Senate 555
shall divide. Those voting in the affirmative shall arise at the 556
request of the President and remain standing until counted and the 557
count is announced; then those voting in the negative shall arise 558
and remain standing until counted and the count is announced.559

       Rule 6364. (House Amendments, Conference Reports.) The yeas 560
and nays shall be called upon the question of concurring in 561
amendments made by the House to all bills or resolutions passed by 562
the Senate, and upon agreeing to the report of conference 563
committees, except where amendment is to the title only.564

       Rule 6465. (Only Clerks at Desk During Roll Call.) No 565
person, other than the Clerk and the Clerk's assistants, shall be 566
permitted at the Clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being 567
taken.568

       Rule 6566. (Verification of Vote.) After the roll has been 569
called, any senator may demand a verification of the vote. The 570
Clerk shall read, first the names of those senators voting in the 571
affirmative, then of those voting in the negative, at which time 572
any senator, on account of error or for any other reason, may 573
change his or her vote; but no senator shall be permitted to 574
change his or her vote, as recorded, after the roll call has been 575
verified and the results declared except by unanimous consent of 576
the Senate. A request by a senator for unanimous consent to change 577
the senator's vote must be made from the well of the Senate and 578
before the Senate proceeds to the next item within the same or 579
next order of business.580

DECORUM AND DEBATE
581

       Rule 6667. (Senators Shall Address President.) When a 582
senator desires to address the Senate or to make a motion, the 583
senator shall arise and respectfully address "Mr. President," and 584
the President shall recognize the senator and may do so by 585
announcing, "The Senator from ................," naming the 586
District.587

       A senator who wishes to question another senator shall, for 588
each question, first request and receive the President's 589
permission to ask the question. No senator is required to answer a 590
question put by another senator.591

       Rule 6768. (President Decides Who Shall Speak.) The prime 592
sponsor of a bill shall be recognized first. When two or more 593
senators seek recognition of the chair at the same time, the 594
President shall decide which senator shall speak first. No senator 595
shall yield the floor to another senator without consent of the 596
Senate.597

       Rule 6869. (How Often Senator May Speak.) No senator shall 598
speak more than twice on the same question except by leave of the 599
Senate or responding to the floor; and the senator speaking shall 600
confine the speech to the question under debate and avoid 601
personalities.602

       Rule 6970. (May Read from Books, etc.) Any senator while 603
discussing a question may read, or cause to be read, from books, 604
papers, documents or any matter pertinent to the subject under 605
consideration for a period of five minutes without asking leave. 606
Additional time may be granted by a majority vote of the Senate.607

       Rule 7071. (Statement of Question.) Any senator may call for 608
a statement of the pending question, whereupon the President shall 609
restate the same.610

       Rule 7172. (Division of Question.) Any senator may call for 611
a division of the question; the decision of the President as to 612
its divisibility shall be subject to appeal as in questions of 613
order.614

       Rule 7273. (Questions of Order Decided by.) All questions of 615
order shall be decided by the President without debate; such 616
decision shall be subject to appeal to the Senate by any three 617
senators, on which appeal no senator shall speak more than once, 618
unless by leave of the Senate; and the President may speak in 619
preference to the senators.620

       Rule 7374. (Senator May Be Called to Order.) If any senator, 621
in speaking or otherwise, is transgressing the Rules of the 622
Senate, the President shall, or any member may, call the senator 623
to order; and the senator called to order shall take the senator's 624
seat until the question of order is decided.625

       Rule 7475. (If Called to Order.) If the decision be in favor 626
of a senator called to order, the senator shall be at liberty to 627
proceed; if otherwise, the senator shall not be permitted to 628
proceed without further leave of the Senate.629

       Rule 76. (Personal Privilege.) A senator may file with the 630
Clerk a form requesting to rise and explain a matter personal to 631
the senator. Upon the request of the senator, the President may 632
instruct the Clerk to make note of the point of personal privilege 633
in the Journal. The Clerk shall prescribe a form for the request 634
that includes a space for the senator to indicate whether the 635
senator wishes the point of personal privilege to be noted in the 636
Journal.637

MOTIONS
638

       Rule 7577. (When Motions Must Be in Writing.) WheneverAll 639
amendments must be in writing. Except for an amendment to a bill 640
or resolution that was placed on the calendar for consideration 641
not more than twenty-four hours in advance of the voting session, 642
whenever an amendment is offered to any bill or resolution under 643
consideration, or any amendment to such an amendment, the senator 644
proposing the same shall reduce it to writing and sendsubmit it 645
to the Clerk's deskClerk not less than ninety minutes before the 646
beginning of the voting session at which the amendment is to be 647
offered, unless a majority of the Senate votes to waive the 648
deadline. Amendments prepared and distributed in advance of their 649
offering shall identify the bill or resolution sought to be 650
amended and the name of the senator proposing to amend; when a 651
senator prepares more than one amendment to the same bill or 652
resolution, the amendments shall be numbered sequentially. Unless 653
objection is waived, debate shall cease until all members are 654
supplied with copies of amendments offered on the floor.655

       Rule 7678. (Precedence of Motions.) Except as otherwise 656
provided in Rule 8183, motions shall take precedence in the 657
following order:658

       1. To informally pass.659

       2. To adjourn.660

       3. To take a recess.661

       4. To lay on the table.662

       5. The previous question.663

       6. To proceed to the orders of the day.664

       7. To postpone to a time certain.665

       8. To commit.666

       9. To amend.667

       10. To postpone indefinitely.668

       11. To discharge a committee.669

       Rule 7779. (Decided Without Debate.) The following questions 670
shall be decided without debate:671

       1. To informally pass.672

       2. To adjourn.673

       3. To take a recess.674

       4. To lay on the table.675

       5. The previous question.676

       6. To go into committee of the whole on orders of the day.677

       7. All questions relating to the priority of business.678

       Rule 7880. (Motions, Statement and Withdrawal.) When a 679
motion is made the question shall be stated by the President; or, 680
being in writing, it may be read to the Senate by the President or 681
Clerk. After a motion is stated or read by the President, or read 682
by the Clerk, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the 683
Senate, but may be withdrawn, by leave of the Senate, at any time 684
before a decision or amendment.685

PREVIOUS QUESTION
686

       Rule 7981. (Previous Question, How Put.) A motion for the 687
previous question shall be entertained only upon the demand of 688
three senators. The President shall put the question in this form: 689
"The question is, 'Shall the debate now close?'" A majority vote 690
of the Senate shall be required to carry the previous question, 691
and until decided it shall preclude further debate and all 692
amendments and motions.693

       Rule 8082. (Action after Previous Question.) After the 694
demand for the previous question has been sustained no call or 695
motion shall be in order, but the Senate shall be brought to an 696
immediate vote.697

RECONSIDERATION
698

       Rule 8183. (Reconsideration, How and When.) A motion to 699
reconsider a vote may be made only by a senator who voted with the 700
prevailing side, and such motion, to be in order, must be made 701
within the next two legislative days of the Senate after such vote 702
is taken. A motion to reconsider shall take precedence over all 703
questions except a motion to adjourn, and may be called up at any 704
time in the appropriate order of business after disposal of 705
pending questions.706

       Rule 8284. (Vote Necessary on Reconsideration.) The vote on 707
any question other than the previous question may be reconsidered 708
by a majority of those voting, a quorum being present, except when 709
a bill or resolution has been declared lost, in which case the 710
motion shall not prevail unless it receives the number of 711
affirmative votes which would be required to pass such a bill or 712
resolution.713

       Rule 8385. (One Reconsideration Only.) A motion to 714
reconsider, having been decided, shall not again be entertained 715
unless the question has been changed in form by amendment.716

       Rule 8486. (Reconsideration, Motion Postponed.) 717
Consideration of a motion to reconsider may be postponed to a time 718
certain or left pending. However, if a motion to reconsider is not 719
called up within thirty days after it was made, the motion is 720
deemed lost.721

       Rule 8587. (Procedure on Reconsideration.) A motion to 722
reconsider action on a bill, joint resolution, or other paper that 723
may have gone out of possession of the Senate shall be entertained 724
if made within the time specified in Rule 8183; such motion to 725
reconsider shall be regarded as an order to the Clerk to request 726
the House to return the bill, joint resolution, or other paper, 727
but the Senate may vote on the motion to reconsider without 728
waiting for the return to the Senate of such bill, joint 729
resolution, or other paper, and the President shall state the 730
question: "Shall the vote be reconsidered?" Action on the bill, 731
joint resolution, or other paper, the vote on which has been 732
reconsidered, may not be taken until such bill, joint resolution, 733
or other paper has been returned and is in possession of the 734
Senate.735

       Rule 8688. (Effect of Tabling Motion to Reconsider.) When a 736
motion to reconsider is laid upon the table it shall not carry the 737
bill or resolution with it; nor shall a motion to reconsider be 738
reconsidered.739

POSTPONEMENT
740

       Rule 8789. (To Postpone.) A motion to postpone to a time 741
certain, or indefinitely, being decided, shall not again be 742
allowed at the same stage of the question.743

       Rule 8890. (Indefinitely Postponed, Effect.) If a motion to 744
indefinitely postpone a bill or resolution be carried, such bill 745
or resolution shall be declared lost. If a Senate bill or 746
resolution is defeated or indefinitely postponed in the Senate it 747
shall not be reintroduced during either annual session of the same 748
General Assembly.749

       Rule 8991. (Postpone to Time Certain.) A bill or resolution 750
postponed to a time certain shall not be considered at an earlier 751
time, except upon the vote of three-fifths of the senators 752
elected.753

       Rule 9092. (To Informally Pass.) A motion to informally pass 754
a bill or resolution may be made at any time prior to the taking 755
of the roll call.756

RECESS AND ADJOURNMENT
757

       Rule 9193. (Recess and Adjournment.) The interim between any 758
two sessions of the Senate on the same day shall be termed a 759
recess, and on the reassembling at the appointed hour any question 760
pending at the time of taking such recess shall be resumed without 761
a motion to that effect; and unless the Senate shall otherwise 762
order by resolution or motion, the hour to which it shall adjourn 763
shall be half past one p.m. the succeeding day; and the hour to 764
which it shall recess shall be stated in the motion.765

       Rule 9294. (Motion to Adjourn in Order, When.) A motion to 766
adjourn shall be in order at any time, except while a member is 767
addressing the Senate, or while a vote is being taken, but cannot 768
be made except by a senator who has been recognized by the 769
President, and being decided in the negative shall not again be 770
entertained until some motion, call, or order shall have been 771
acted upon.772

       Rule 9395. (If under Consideration When Adjourned.) A bill 773
or resolution under consideration when adjournment is taken shall 774
be, when its order of business on the succeeding day is reached, 775
the first question before the Senate in that order of business, 776
except as otherwise provided by the Committee on Rules.777

OF THE RULES
778

       Rule 9496. (Rules Altered, How.) These rules shall not be 779
altered except after due notice of the intention of alteration; 780
and no rule shall be altered, except by a three-fifths vote of the 781
senators elected. Any of these rules may be suspended by a 782
three-fifths vote of the members elected, excepting rules which 783
specifically require otherwise.784

       Rule 9597. (Parliamentary Guide.) Mason's Manual of 785
Legislative Procedure (20002010 edition) shall be used by the 786
Senate as authority in all cases not provided for in the Senate 787
Rules or the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of 788
Representatives, if any.789

       Rule 9698. (Committee on Rules.) The standing Committee on 790
Rules shall have the power to prescribe the order of business of 791
the Senate and shall arrange and post the calendar at least one 792
calendar day in advance, so that all matters shall appear thereon 793
for the consideration of the Senate with reference to their 794
importance. Measures expected to be reported by committee may be 795
placed conditionally on the calendar for consideration by the 796
Senate in the regular order of business, and may be carried over 797
to a succeeding legislative day, subject to favorable action by 798
committee. In a case of necessity, the Chairperson of the 799
Committee on Rules may call a special meeting upon proper notice 800
to add a bill to the calendar upon a majority vote. One day's 801
notice shall not be required for calendars during the first week 802
after an adjournment of more than five calendar days.803

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
804

       Rule 9799. (Executive Appointments.) When executive 805
appointments are received by the Senate they shall, unless the 806
Senate otherwise orders, be referred to the Committee on Rules. 807
The Committee on Rules may refer the appointments to another 808
committee.809

       Rule 98100. (Yeas and Nays, Appointments.) The yeas and nays 810
shall be called upon advising and consenting to an executive 811
appointment. Failure of the question to receive the concurrence of 812
a majority of the senators elected constitutes refusal of the 813
Senate to advise and consent to the appointment. The Senate may 814
advise and consent to two or more appointments by a single roll 815
call vote. When a committee to which an appointment has been 816
referred recommends its rejection, or when a senator demands that 817
an appointment be separately considered, the question of its 818
approval shall not be included in a single roll call vote 819
affecting more than one appointment, but the yeas and nays shall 820
be separately called on the question of advising and consenting to 821
such an appointment. When two or more appointments are made the 822
subject of a single roll call vote, the failure of the question to 823
receive the concurrence of a majority of the senators elected 824
shall not constitute refusal to advise and consent to the 825
appointments, but in such case the yeas and nays shall then be 826
separately called on the question of advising and consenting to 827
each appointment.828

DUTIES OF OFFICERS
829

       Rule 99101. (Clerk Shall Keep Index to Bills, etc.) The 830
Clerk shall keep an index record of all bills and resolutions 831
introduced in the Senate regardless of the house of origin, 832
showing the number, title, and author of each measure, the section 833
sought to be amended, enacted, or repealed, and the subject or 834
matter affected thereby. The Clerk may call upon the staff of the 835
Ohio Government Telecommunications to produce a video of all 836
Senate voting sessions. Such video shall be accessible as provided 837
by law and the rules of the Ohio Government Telecommunications 838
Programming Committee.839

       Rule 100102. (Duties of Clerk.) The distribution and receipt 840
of bills, resolutions, reports, messages from the House and from 841
any branch of the executive or judicial department of the State, 842
and all other documents belonging to the Senate shall be under the 843
direction and control of the Clerk. All records kept by the Clerk 844
are governed by the records retention schedule adopted by the 845
Clerk. The property and premises of the Senate shall also be under 846
the direct supervision of the Clerk.847

       When the Clerk is required to print a bill, resolution, 848
report, or other document belonging to the Senate, the Clerk may 849
use any method of printing contemplated by sections 101.51 to 850
101.524 of the Revised Code.851

       The Senate by resolution shall prescribe the powers and 852
duties of the Chief of Staff and Clerk.853

       In case of the death or resignation of the Clerk, the 854
President may designate any individual to perform the Clerk's 855
duties until such time as the Senate, by vote, fills the vacancy.856

PRIVILEGES
857

       Rule 101103. (Use of Senate Chamber.) The use of the Senate 858
chamber shall not be granted at any time, by resolution or 859
otherwise, for any purpose other than legislative purposes, except 860
by consent of two-thirds of the members elected. At no time shall 861
food or beverages be allowed in the Senate chamber.862

       Rule 102104. (Use of Committee Rooms.) A person who wishes 863
to use a Senate committee room for a purpose other than a meeting 864
of a committee, subcommittee, or other official Senate business 865
shall not do so without obtaining the Clerk's prior approval. In 866
requesting the Clerk's approval, the person shall inform the Clerk 867
of the committee room the person wishes to use and the time and 868
purpose of the proposed use. Senate committee rooms may be used 869
for only appropriate purposes. At no time shall food or beverages 870
be allowed in Senate committee rooms unless otherwise authorized 871
by the Clerk.872

       Rule 103105. (Who Admitted in Chamber, Members' Lounge.) 873
During the daily sessions of the Senate, no person shall be 874
admitted within the railing except members of the two houses, 875
their officers and employees in the performance of their duties, 876
or persons charged with messages or papers to the Senate; clergy, 877
by invitation of the President; the Governor of this or any other 878
state; and representatives of newspapers or legislative 879
information services who have been granted the privileges of the 880
Senate by the President. When the Senate is not in session, only 881
senators and their guests and officers and employees of the Senate 882
in the performance of their duties are permitted within the 883
railing without the President's permission.884

       During the daily sessions of the Senate, no person shall be 885
admitted in the Members' Lounge except members of the Senate and 886
officers or employees of the Senate in the performance of their 887
duties. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall strictly enforce this rule.888

       Rule 104106. (Posters, Placards, Banners and Signs.) No 889
poster, placard, banner, sign or other similar material shall be 890
carried into the Senate Chamber or committee or meeting rooms of 891
the Senate by any person, and no person shall attach or affix any 892
poster, placard, banner, sign or other similar material to the 893
doors, walls, rails, seats or banisters of the Senate Chamber or 894
committee or meeting rooms of the Senate. The Sergeant-at-Arms 895
shall strictly enforce this rule.896

       Rule 105107. (Applause, Outbursts or Demonstrations.) No 897
applause, outburst or other demonstration by any spectator shall 898
be permitted during a session of the Senate and during any meeting 899
of a committee.900

       Rule 106108. (Distribution of Printed Materials.) No general 901
distribution of printed material to the members of the Senate 902
shall be permitted in the Senate Chamber during the daily sessions 903
of the Senate unless authorized by a senator or the Clerk. The 904
printed material shall bear the name of the person authorizing its 905
distribution. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall strictly enforce this 906
rule.907

       Rule 107109. (CellularMobile Telephones and Pagers, 908
Prohibitions.) The use of a cellularmobile telephone, audible 909
pager, or any other audible wireless electronic telecommunication 910
device is prohibited during sessions of the Senate and during any 911
meeting of a committee.912

       Rule 108110. (Press Privileges, How Obtained.) 913
Representatives of the press desiring the privileges of the press 914
area of the Senate floor shall make application to the President 915
of the Senate and shall state in writing for what paper or papers 916
or legislative information services, magazines, or their 917
affiliates they are employed; and shall further state that they 918
are not engaged in the prosecution of claims pending before the 919
General Assembly and will not become so engaged while allowed the 920
privileges of the floor; and that they are not in any sense the 921
agents or representatives of persons or corporations having 922
legislation before the General Assembly, and will not become 923
either while retaining their privileges. Visiting newspaper 924
writers and editors may be allowed, temporarily, the privileges 925
herein mentioned, but they must conform to the restrictions 926
prescribed.927

       The application required by the above rule shall be 928
authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to the 929
Executive Committee of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents' 930
Association, who shall see that the privileges of the floor be 931
granted to representatives of the press association serving 932
newspapers of general circulation, bona fide correspondents of 933
reputable standing in their profession who represent newspapers of 934
general circulation or magazines, or representatives of daily 935
legislative information services of known standing and integrity, 936
or their affiliates; organized for that one purpose and not 937
controlled by or connected with an association, firm, corporation, 938
or individual representing any trade, profession, or other 939
commercial enterprise, and which have been in continuous and bona 940
fide operation for such a period of years immediately prior to the 941
date of making application for floor privileges as will have made 942
possible the establishment of a reputation for honesty and 943
integrity; and it shall be the duty of the Executive Committee of 944
the Ohio Legislative Correspondents' Association, at its 945
discretion, to report violations of the privileges herein granted, 946
to the Committee on Rules.947

       Rule 109111. (Representative of Radio and Television 948
Stations and Broadcasting Networks, How Admitted.) Representatives 949
of radio and television stations and broadcasting networks 950
desiring the privileges of the radio and television area of the 951
Senate floor shall make application to the President, and shall 952
state, in writing, by what stations or broadcasting network they 953
are employed; and further shall state that they are not engaged in 954
the promotion of legislation or the prosecution of claims pending 955
before the General Assembly, and will not become so engaged while 956
allowed the privileges of the floor; and that they are not in any 957
sense, the agents or representatives of persons or corporations 958
having legislation before the General Assembly, and will not 959
become either while retaining their privileges. Visiting 960
correspondents and editors may be allowed, temporarily, the 961
privileges herein mentioned, but they must conform to the 962
restrictions prescribed.963

       The application required by the above rule shall be 964
authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to the Radio 965
and Television Correspondents' Association of Ohio. It shall be 966
the duty of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association 967
of Ohio to see that the privileges of the floor shall be granted 968
only to the representatives of stations and broadcasting networks 969
serving radio and television stations, or networks serving such 970
radio and television stations as have been duly licensed by the 971
Federal Communications Commission. It shall be the duty of the 972
Radio and Television Correspondents' Association of Ohio, at their 973
discretion, to report violations of the privileges herein granted 974
to the President. Persons whose chief attention is not given to 975
radio and television broadcasting shall not be entitled to the 976
privileges of the floor.977

       Rule 110112. (Privileges, How Revoked.) Upon complaint that 978
any person has abused the privileges granted the person under Rule 979
108110 or 109111, such complaint shall be submitted to the 980
standing Committee on Rules for investigation, and such Committee 981
shall notify the person so charged of the time and place for 982
hearing, and if such accusation be sustained, such person or 983
persons, upon the report of the Committee, shall be debarred from 984
the privileges theretofore granted.985

       Rule 111113. (Filming or Taping of the Senate.) Filming, 986
video taping, or audio taping during the legislative session shall 987
be done under the conditions designated by the President of the 988
Senate.989

       Taping or filming of a member or members of the Senate in the 990
Senate chamber or in committee rooms when the Senate is not in 991
session is permissible with the prior consent of all members taped 992
or filmed and with the prior notification of the Clerk.993

       Taping or filming of sessions of committees of the Senate is 994
permissible with the prior consent of the chairperson of the 995
committee involved. Such approved filming or taping may be for 996
specific time periods set by the chairperson, if such taping or 997
filming interferes with the orderly procedure of the hearing.998

       Rule 112114. (Letters of Commendation, etc.) When requested 999
by any member of the Senate, the President of the Senate may, on 1000
behalf of the Senate, in its name and in the President's 1001
discretion, sign letters or simple resolutions conveying messages 1002
of commendation, congratulation, recognition, and condolence to 1003
persons or organizations named in such request.1004

       The President of the Senate shall keep a record of the 1005
disposition of all such letters or simple resolutions, which 1006
record shall be open for inspection by any member of the Senate.1007

       Rule 113115. (Use of the Senate Coat of Arms.) Use of the 1008
Senate Coat of Arms shall be limited to members of the Senate, 1009
employees of the Senate in the performance of their duties, the 1010
Chief of Staff of the Senate and the Clerk. No other person shall 1011
use or permit to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the 1012
Senate Coat of Arms or a counterfeit or non-official version of 1013
the Senate Coat of Arms for any purpose not authorized by the 1014
Clerk.1015

       Rule 114116. (Application to 130th131st General Assembly.) 1016
The Rules of the Senate for the 129th130th General Assembly shall 1017
be effective until the Senate of the 130th131st General Assembly 1018
adopts Rules of the Senate for the 130th131st General Assembly.1019