By Insider NJ |
May 7, 2019, 11:22 am | in Caucus Room
Take the Insider NJ Rules of the Senate and Assembly quiz:
The Speaker can do the following to members who are absent without being excused:
Every member shall promptly attend meetings of the General Assembly. No member
shall be absent from the General Assembly for any period, unless excused by the Speaker. In case
of unexcused absence, the member may be admonished by the Speaker.
The first three orders of business during an Assembly session is as follows:
The order of business, unless the Speaker determines otherwise, shall be as follows: a. Prayer; b. Salute to the flag of the United States of America; c. Quorum call
Which telephones in the legislative branch officers are considered state telephones?
All telephones in legislative branch offices in the State House and the legislative chambers are official State telephones regardless of the assignment of the room in which such phones are located to an officer or employee of the Legislature and the listing of the telephone number in his name or by his title in telephone directories.
How many members does it take to expel a Senator?
The Senate may punish Senators for disorderly behavior. It may expel a Senator with the concurrence of 27 or more Senators after a public hearing.
How many days before the passage of an appropriations bill must budget resolutions be proposed and accepted?
The chair of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the chair of the Assembly Budget Committee shall, during their respective committee deliberations on the subject of the Governor's budget recommendations transmitted to the Legislature for the ensuing State fiscal year, and at least 14 calendar days before the House shall pass an annual appropriations bill, accept resolutions made by members of either House and the State Treasurer that propose to add, delete or otherwise change revenues, line-items or language provisions in the Governor's budget recommendations, which resolutions shall be filed with either committee and shall be identified by the sponsor or sponsors.
What courtesy is afforded the Senate President when posing a question or addressing the Senate?
While the President is putting any question or addressing the Senate, no one shall walk out of or across the Chamber. When a Senator is speaking, no one shall walk between the Senator and the President or engage in conversation.
How many members does it take to expel another member in the Assembly?
The General Assembly may expel, sanction or censure a member with the concurrence of at least 54 members.
How many members sit on the Joint Budget Oversight Committee?
The committee shall consist of six members, three of
which shall be members of the Senate appointed by the President and three of which shall be
members of the General Assembly appointed by the Speaker. No more than two of the three
members appointed from each House shall be of the same political party
When the annual appropriation bill and supplemental bill originate in the Senate, they shall not be considered until:
When the annual appropriation bill and its accompanying supplemental appropriation bill originate in the Senate, they shall not be considered until they have been introduced and placed upon the desks of the Senators.
How many Senators are needed to order a roll call vote?
A roll call vote shall be taken when ordered by the President, or on demand of one-fifth of the Senators present.
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