HR1003 - House Rules Summary

• Establishes comprehensive procedural rules for the 56th Oklahoma Legislature (2017), governing the operations and structure of the House of Representatives.

• Defines Speaker powers including convening the House, referring legislation, appointing committee members and officers, and authorizing legal counsel (limited to $15,000 without committee approval for discrimination claims).

• Sets legislative procedures for bills and resolutions including three required readings, committee referral, amendment filing deadlines (24 hours for main floor amendments), and debate limitations (generally 1 hour equally divided).

• Specifies House session protocols including daily order of business, voting procedures using electronic machines, motion precedence rankings, and decorum requirements (appropriate dress, no profanity, no intoxication).

• Provides for interim studies when Legislature is not in session and allows rules to be amended by two-thirds vote of elected members or majority if recommended by the Rules Committee.