Senate Debate Resolution
PREAMBLE:
To ensure Senator are given opportunity to speak in regards to any form of legislation, treaty, confirmation and all other items in their responsibility
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE SENATE HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
SECTION I: The Senate Debate Resolution shall hereby be established.
SECTION II: All Senators, no matter the legislation, treaty, confirmation or any other items Senators are responsible for, must be given the chance to debate in regards to the item at hand by the Presiding Officer on the specific item in an order determined by the Presiding Officer.
SECTION IIA: The Senator debating the item at hand shall not have their debate halted, delayed, or otherwise obstructed by the Presiding Officer unless an urgent situation at hand prevents the chamber or person debating from functioning. In said instance, the Senator shall be able to proceed once again when said situation is resolved.
SECTION IIB: The Senator debating the item at hand shall be halted by the Presiding Officer in the event of a proper motion being made. In the event that the motion is denied or resolved without limiting the Senators debate, they shall be allowed to continue. In the event that such a motion limits debate the Senator shall be allowed to continue until such a time that their limit expires. In the event that the motion concludes debate, the Senator shall cease and yield the floor to the Presiding Officer.
SECTION IIC: Debate within the chamber shall only cease when the chamber delegates the debate to cease as set by appropriate motions
SECTION III: The following congressional motion shall also hereby be recognized within the senate chamber and its procedures:
- Motion to Limit/Extend Debate (2nd and supermajority) - Extends or limits debate time for congressional person or entire chamber on item (must be time specific)
- Motion to Proceed with Docket (2nd not required) - Move onto another item on the docket with the discretion of Presiding Officer
SECTION IV: This shall go into effect immediately upon passage within the Senate chamber.
Chief Sponsor:
The Honorable Senator, Sharkfish82
The Honorable Senator, cherrylimons
Co-Sponsor:
The Honorable Senator, Ash1885
The Honorable Senator, AddieRxse