Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Fifth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 78
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65th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
(1) bills or resolutions which were passed to third reading on the previous leg-
islative day; and
(2) bills or resolutions which appeared on the daily House calendar for a pre-
vious calendar day which were not reached for floor consideration.
RULE VII [X]
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE
Section 1. Questions of privilege shall be:
(1) those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety and dignity,
and the integrity of its proceedings; and
(2) the rights, reputation, and conduct of members individually in their repre-
sentative capacity only.
Section 2. Questions of privilege shall have precedence over all other ques-
tions except motions to adjourn. When in order, a member may address himself to
a question of privilege, or he may at any time print it in the journal, provided it con-
tains no reflection on any member of the House.
Section 3. When speaking on privilege, members must confine their remarks
within the limits of this rule, which will be strictly construed to achieve the purposes
hereof.
Section 4. It shall not be in order for a member to address himself to a ques-
tion of privilege:
(1) between the time an undebatable motion is offered, and before the vote is
taken on the [eueh] motion;
(2) between the time the previous question is ordered and the vote is taken on
the last proposition included under the previous question; or
(3) between the time a motion to table is offered and before the vote is taken
on the [saeh] motion.
Section 5. Merits of a main or subsidiary motion shall not be discussed or
debated under the guise of speaking to a question of privilege.
RULE VIII [X4]
DECORUM AND DEBATE
Section 1. When a member desires to speak or deliver any matter to the
House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker" and, on
being recognized, may address the House from the microphone at the reading clerk's
desk, and shall confine himself to the question under debate, avoiding personalities.
Section 2. When two or more members fhpp..en4e] rise at once, the Speaker
shall name the one who is first to speak, and his decision shall be final and not open
to debate or appeal.
Section 3. There shall be no -appeal from the Speaker's recognition, but he
shall be governed by rules and usage in priority of entertaining motions from the
floor. When a member seeks recognition, the Speaker may ask, for his information,
"For what purpose does the member rise?" or "For what purpose does the member
seek recognition?" and he may then decide if recognition is to be granted.
Section 4. When a member has the floor, he shall not be interrupted by
another member for any purpose, unless he consents to yield to the [eeeh] other
member. A member desiring to interrupt another in debate should first address the
Speaker for permission of the member speaking. The Speaker shall then ask the
member who has the floor if he wishes to yield, and then [eh&l] announce the deci-
sion of that [e eh] member. The member who has the floor may exercise his own
discretion as to whether or not he will yield, and it is entirely within his.discretion to
determine when and by whom he shall be interrupted.
Section 5. When a member obtains the floor on recognition of the Speaker,
he may not be taken off the floor by a motion, even the highly privileged motion to
adjourn, but if he yields to another to make a motion or to offer an amendment, he
thereby loses the floor.78
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Fifth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1977; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth307701/m1/82/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.