House Rules of the North Carolina House of Representatives

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The House Rules of the North Carolina House of Representatives are the formal procedural guidelines that govern how the chamber conducts its legislative business, debates, and decision-making processes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative rules
parliamentary procedure
adoptedBy North Carolina House of Representatives
appliesDuring sessions of the North Carolina General Assembly held in the House chamber
appliesTo North Carolina House of Representatives
bindingOn committees of the North Carolina House of Representatives
members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
officers of the North Carolina House of Representatives
canBeAmendedBy North Carolina House of Representatives
category North Carolina General Assembly
country United States of America
surface form: United States
documentType internal parliamentary authority
enforcedBy Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
presiding officer of the North Carolina House of Representatives
form written rules
governs amendment procedures in the North Carolina House of Representatives
committee procedures in the North Carolina House of Representatives
ethics-related procedures in the North Carolina House of Representatives
floor debate in the North Carolina House of Representatives
introduction of bills in the North Carolina House of Representatives
legislative procedure in the North Carolina House of Representatives
motions and points of order in the North Carolina House of Representatives
order of business in the North Carolina House of Representatives
recognition of members in the North Carolina House of Representatives
voting procedures in the North Carolina House of Representatives
implementedBy Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons
surface form: Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives

parliamentarian of the North Carolina House of Representatives
includes rules on bill referral to committees
rules on committee appointments
rules on conference committees
rules on decorum and debate
rules on disciplinary actions against members
rules on quorum requirements
rules on voting and roll calls
jurisdiction North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
language English
legalBasis North Carolina state constitution
surface form: North Carolina Constitution
periodically revised at the beginning of a legislative biennium
primaryPurpose to define rights and duties of members during proceedings
to provide orderly conduct of legislative business
to structure the legislative decision-making process
relatedTo Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
rules of the North Carolina Senate
requires adoption by majority vote of the North Carolina House of Representatives
scope internal operations of the North Carolina House of Representatives
subjectTo judicial review only in limited circumstances
subordinateTo North Carolina state constitution
surface form: North Carolina Constitution

United States Constitution

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North Carolina House of Representatives hasRules House Rules of the North Carolina House of Representatives