HR 7 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Rules of the House of Representatives for the 103rd General Assembly

This House Resolution establishes the procedural rules for the House of Representatives during the 103rd General Assembly. It sets the daily meeting time at 10:00 a.m. unless changed, outlines the sequence for handling business (including introduction of bills, committee reports, and prayer), and details how bills are read (first and second reading via journal entry). The resolution also specifies the process for electing House officers like the Speaker at the start of each session and governs how parliamentary points of order are handled. It directly affects House members, staff, and committee members who conduct daily legislative business.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 14, 2025
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House Committee Substitute Perfected · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a House Committee Substitute version to a Perfected version, consolidating rules into a cleaner structure with updated formatting and minor text adjustments. The substantive content of the House Rules of Procedure remains largely unchanged, with the main differences being formatting improvements, removal of redundant line breaks, and consolidation of related rules into more readable sections.
TECHNICAL

Removed redundant line breaks and formatting inconsistencies from the original House Committee Substitute version

Consolidated Rule 8 text to improve readability and organization

Added adoption date (January 14, 2025) to the document header

Standardized indentation and spacing throughout the document for better readability

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Adopted (H) - HA 1, adopted. - AYES: 106 NOES: 54 PRESENT: 0
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 2 PRESENT: 0
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred: Consent and Procedure(H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
Offered (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Alex Riley
RRepublican
MO
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