A SENATE RESOLUTION adopting the permanent rules of the senate for the 2002 extra session of the general assembly.
Be it resolved by the Senate:
SECTION 1.  The permanent rules of the 2001 Regular Session, with the following amendments, are the rules governing the Extra Session, 2002, of the General Assembly:
Rule 36.2.  Amendments concerning redistricting.
Any member of the Senate may propose an amendment in committee on a bill establishing districts, whether or not that Senator is a member of the Committee. No amendment changing any districting plan proposed in a bill may be offered on the floor of the Senate unless that amendment was proposed in committee. Any amendment changing any districting plan must be accompanied by the analysis necessary for submission to the superior court in the case of Stephenson v. Bartlett, in a manner announced by the chair of that committee.
Rule 40. Introduction of bills.
Every bill introduced shall contain on the outside cover the title of the document and the name of the Senator or Senators presenting it. The Principal Clerk of the Senate shall receive, number, and present said bill to the Senate for first reading.
Rule 40.1. Limitation on resolutions and bills.
The only resolutions that may be introduced or considered in the Senate are resolutions adjourning the Extra Session sine die. No bills, parts thereof, or amendments thereto may be introduced or considered in the Senate other than the subject of the Governor's Proclamation dated May 7, 2002, convening the Extra Session: for the purpose of adopting new redistricting plans for the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives, and legislation providing for scheduling of the primaries and necessary amendments to scheduling for the general election in 2002. Any bill request must be submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office no later than 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 14, 2002, and must be filed for introduction no later than 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 15, 2002. Any drafting request for a bill to adopt a districting plan must be accompanied by a plan to cover the entire state. This rule may not be suspended.
Rule 41. (Reserved).
Rule 43. First reading; reference to committee.
All bills introduced and all House bills received upon a message from the House of Representatives, upon presentation to the Senate, shall be read in the regular order of business by their number and title which shall constitute the first reading of the bill. The Chairman of the Rules and Operation of the Senate Committee or, in his absence, the Vice‑Chairman of the Committee shall refer to a Senate committee all bills introduced in the Senate. Upon the referral being made, the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate shall notify the Principal Clerk of the Senate of the referral, and the Reading Clerk shall announce the referral of the bill. The Principal Clerk shall inform the Presiding Officer of the referral. The title and referral shall be entered upon the Journal.
Rule 43.1. Second reading.
All bills reported by committee shall be placed before the Senate for second reading and immediate consideration upon passage.
Rule 50. Third reading requirements.
When a bill or resolution has passed its second reading, it shall be placed on the calendar for immediate consideration on its third reading, unless prohibited by Article II, Section 23 of the Constitution.
Rule 56.1. Amendments and committee substitutes adopted by the House to bills originating in the Senate.
(a)	Whenever the House has adopted an amendment or a committee substitute for a bill originating in the Senate and has returned the bill to the Senate for concurrence in that amendment or committee substitute, the Senate may concur in that amendment or committee substitute on the same legislative day.
Rule 59. (Reserved).
SECTION 2.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.