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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2(fld H)
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
Amended: 3/20/21
Introduced: 3/15/21
A RESOLUTION
1 Proposing amendments to the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature providing
2 that the 2020 edition of "Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure" shall implement the
3 rules; and providing for an effective date for the amendments.
4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
5 * Section 1. Rule 4, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read:
6 Rule 4. Duties of the Presiding Officer. The presiding officer of each house
7 has the duties set forth in Section 575, MASON'S MANUAL OF LEGISLATIVE
8 PROCEDURE, 2020 [2010] edition, when not inconsistent with these Uniform Rules.
9 In the absence of the regular presiding officer, the majority leader of the house serving
10 ex officio as presiding officer pro tempore shall preside; except that the regular
11 presiding officer may temporarily relinquish the chair to any member.
12 * Sec. 2. Rule 26, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read:
13 Rule 26. Decorum in Debate. Decorum in debate is governed by the
14 provisions of Sections 120 through 126, MASON'S MANUAL OF LEGISLATIVE
15 PROCEDURE, 2020 [2010] edition, when not inconsistent with these Uniform Rules.
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1 * Sec. 3. Rule 55(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, is amended to read:
2 (a) The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in MASON'S MANUAL
3 OF LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE, 2020 [2010] edition, implement and govern the
4 Uniform Rules of the Legislature in all cases not covered by these Uniform Rules.
5 * Sec. 4. The amendments proposed by this resolution take effect immediately.
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