RS 24:9: Rules of procedure

Each house shall determine the rules of its procedure, not inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution. The said rules of procedure in effect for the 1972 regular session, as amended or changed, shall henceforth be effective and shall govern each successive house and its committees between and during all sessions of the legislature and the effectiveness of such rules shall not terminate at the end of one session or at the end of any four year term of the members of the respective houses; provided, however, that such rules of procedure may be amended, revised, or repealed in whole or in part, in accordance with said rules adopted by the respective houses.