Includes index.

Rule 1. Elective officers

Rule 2. Election of officers

Rule 3. The president, his duties and powers

Rule 4. The presidents pro-tempore, his duties and powers

Rule 5. The secretary, his duties and powers

Rule 6. The sergeant-at-arms, his duties and functions

Rule 7. The acting secretary and the acting sergeant-at-arms

Rule 8. Term of office of elective officers

Rule 9. Organization in the senate

Rule 10. The permanent committees

Rule 11. Meetings and reports of the committee

Rule 12. Preference of the reports of conference committees

Rule 13. Special order

Rule 14. Senate sessions

Rule 15. Quorum

Rule 16. Calendar

Rule 17. Messages

Rule 18. Order of business

Rule 19. Journal

Rule 20. Record of the senate

Rule 21. Requisites of bills

Rule 22. Filing and consideration of bills and resolutions

Rule 23. Reading of bills and joint resolutions

Rule 24. Consideration of the matters appearing in the calendar for special orders

Rule 25. Consideration of and debate on bills

Rule 26. Manner of having the floor

Rule 27. Duration of debates

Rule 28. Bills with preamble

Rule 29. Amendments

Rule 30. Manner of presenting motions

Rule 31. Precedence of motions

Rule 32. Privileged motions

Rule 33. Motion to reconsider and its requisites

Rule 34. Unparliamentary acts and language

Rule 35. Suspension and adjournment of the session

Rule 36. Concurrence in treaties

Rule 37. reading and inclusion of certain documents

Rule 38. Point of order

Rule 39. Question of privilege

Rule 40. Privilege to speak on matters of public interest

Rule 41. Voting

Rule 42. Unanimous consent

Rule 43. Suspension of the rules

Rule 44. Unfinished business

Rule 45. Petitions and memorials of priavte persons or foreign states

Rule 46. Appearance of cabinet members

Rule 47. Executive session

Rule 48. Documents filed with the senate

Rule 49. Supplementary rules

Rule 50. Amendments to or revision of the rules

Rule 50-A. Procedure on vetoed bills

Rule 51. Date of effectivity