A SENATE RESOLUTION to amend the permanent rules of the senate concerning confirmation of gubernatorial appointments, referral of resolutions, and standing committees.
Be it resolved by the Senate:
SECTION 1.  Senate Rule 40.1(b), as contained in Senate Resolution 1, 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly, reads as rewritten:
"(b)	All public bills and resolutions, except those providing for action on gubernatorial nominations or appointments or adjourning the General Assembly, must be filed for introduction not later than Friday, March 15, 2013, provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 P.M. on that day and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 28, 2013, shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction under this rule."
SECTION 2.  The permanent rules of the Senate as contained in Senate Resolution 1, 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly, are amended by adding a new rule to read:
"RULE 49. Consideration of Gubernatorial Nominations or Appointments. – When received by the Principal Clerk, written notice of a gubernatorial nomination or appointment that requires confirmation by the General Assembly or the Senate shall be read in session and shall be referred by the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate, or in his absence the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, to the appropriate Senate committee. The Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate may file an appropriate resolution for consideration of the nomination or appointment. For statewide or at‑large nominations or appointments, the Principal Clerk shall transmit a copy of the notice of nomination or appointment to the Senator or Senators representing the county in which the nominee or appointee resides. For nominations or appointments of persons to represent a particular district or region of the State, the Principal Clerk shall transmit a copy of the notice of nomination or appointment to the Senator or Senators representing all or a portion of the particular district or region to be represented. The chair of the Senate committee receiving referral of any nomination or appointment shall determine the procedure by which the committee shall consider that nomination or appointment and may make a report of its recommendation to the Senate."
SECTION 3.  Senate Rule 40(b1), as contained in Senate Resolution 1, 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly, reads as rewritten:
"(b1)	Simple resolutions conforming to subsection (b) of this section and any Senate or House joint resolutions shall be read for the first time in their regular order. Upon such first reading the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate may either refer the resolution to committee or place it at the end of the calendar for a Tuesday for consideration and decision without debate. The foregoing requirement of Tuesday consideration shall not apply to second reading of (i) resolutions specifically contemplated by the North Carolina Constitution or statute or (ii) resolutions that pertain to the internal functioning of either or both houses of the General Assembly. This subsection does not apply to third reading of any joint resolution."
SECTION 4.  Senate Rule 40(b), as contained in Senate Resolution 1, 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly, reads as rewritten:
"(b)	All memorializing, celebration, commendation, and commemoration resolutions shall be excluded from introduction and consideration in the Senate. Notwithstanding this, a member may file a Senate memorializing, celebration, commendation, or commemoration simple resolution after presenting the draft to the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate and receiving the approval of that Chairman, except that the Chairman may refer the request to the full committee for approval. The approval of the Chairman or committee shall be indicated on the Senate e‑jacket. Senators should utilize a "Senatorial Statement of Personal Privilege", as provided in Rule 15, as the preferred alternative to Senate simple resolutions that memorialize, celebrate, commend, and commemorate, other than for those relating to deceased former members of the General Assembly."
SECTION 5.  Senate Rule 32, as contained in Senate Resolution 1, 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly, reads as rewritten:
"RULE 32. List of standing/select committees. – The standing committees shall be:
Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
Appropriations/Base Budget
Appropriations on Department of Transportation
Appropriations on Education/Higher Education
Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology
Appropriations on Health and Human Services
Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety
Appropriations on Natural and Economic Resources
Commerce
Committee of the Whole Senate
Education/Higher Education
Finance
Health Care
Insurance
Judiciary I
Judiciary II
State and Local Government
Pensions & Retirement and Aging
Program Evaluation
Redistricting
Rules and Operations of the Senate
Transportation
Ways & Means"
SECTION 6.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.