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PRINTER'S NO. 1322
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
262
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, SCARNATI, BROWNE, GORDNER, ARGALL, AUMENT,
MENSCH, K. WARD, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, BROOKS, DiSANTO,
HUTCHINSON, KILLION, LANGERHOLC, LAUGHLIN, MARTIN, MASTRIANO,
PHILLIPS-HILL, PITTMAN, REGAN, SCAVELLO, STEFANO, TOMLINSON,
VOGEL, J. WARD AND YAW, OCTOBER 28, 2019
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, OCTOBER 28, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the Senate, further providing for duties
of the President, for the President pro tempore and for
voting.
RESOLVED, That Rules 3(2), 4 and 20(i) of the Rules of the
Senate of Pennsylvania be amended to read:
Rule 3. Duties of the President.
The President shall:
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(2) While in session have general direction of the
Senate Chamber. It shall be the President's duty to preside
solely in accordance with these rules. It shall be the
President's duty to preserve order and decorum, including
ensuring all members and staff with privilege of the floor
are properly attired pursuant to Senate Rule 10, and, in case
of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the Chamber or
galleries, may cause the same to be cleared. When in the
President's opinion there arises a case of extreme
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disturbance or emergency the President shall, with the
concurrence of the President Pro Tempore, the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader, recess the Senate. Such recess shall
not extend beyond the limitation imposed by Article II,
section 14 of the Constitution.
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Rule 4. President Pro Tempore.
(a) Election.--The Senate shall, at the beginning and close
of each regular session and at such other times as may be
necessary, elect one of its Members President Pro Tempore, who
shall perform the duties of the Lieutenant Governor:
(1) as set forth in subsection (c);
(2) in any case of absence or disability of that
officer[,]; and
(3) whenever the office of Lieutenant Governor shall be
vacant. (Const. Art. II, Sec. 9)
(b) Voting.--The vote of a majority of the Members voting
shall be required to elect a President Pro Tempore. Except at
the beginning and close of each regular session, the Senate
shall only elect a President Pro Tempore when the office has
become vacant and the vote of the majority of the Members
elected shall be required to vacate the office of a seated
President Pro Tempore.
(c) Failure to preside in accordance with rules.--If, during
the course of a legislative day, the President Pro Tempore
determines that the Lieutenant Governor is not discharging the
duties under Rule 3(2), the President Pro Tempore shall take
over the rostrum and perform the duties of the Lieutenant
Governor for the balance of that legislative day.
Rule 20. Voting.
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(i) Announcement of vote.--Upon completion of a roll call
vote or a voice vote, the result shall be announced immediately
unless the Majority or Minority Leader requests a delay. If the
President does not make the announcement of a roll call vote
under this subsection, the President Pro Tempore shall make the
announcement upon certification of the vote by the Secretary-
Parliamentarian.
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