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S.R. No. 1, as introduced: 2015 1st Special Session Posted on June 12, 2015

1.1A Senate resolution
1.2relating to organization and operation of the Senate during the Special Session.
1.3BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the State of Minnesota:
1.4The Senate is organized under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.073 and 3.103.
1.5The Rules of the Senate for the 89th Legislature are the Rules for the Special Session,
1.6except that Rules 3.6, 5, 9, and 40.4 are not operative other than as provided in this resolution.
1.7The Committee on Rules and Administration is established in the same manner and with
1.8the same powers as in the 89th Legislature.
1.9With respect to Rule 30, Reconsideration, a notice of intention to move for reconsideration
1.10is not in order, but a motion to reconsider may be made, and when made has priority over other
1.11business except a motion to adjourn.
1.12Where the terms "Senate chamber" or "the floor" are used in the Rules for the Special
1.13Session, those terms are defined to mean Room 5 of the State Office Building, with the exception
1.14of any space in Room 5 designated as a gallery by the Secretary of the Senate. Where the term
1.15"gallery" or "galleries" is used in the Rules for the Special Session, it shall mean the space in
1.16Room 5 designated for that purpose by the Secretary of the Senate.
1.17With respect to Rule 40.2, a member may vote on a question or be counted on a division
1.18from any seat in the Senate chamber.
1.19The provisions of Rule 40.3 that prohibit the request of a roll-call vote when the Senate is
1.20taking a roll-call vote remain effective in the absence of the electrical voting system.