Rules

RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN

The Assembly’s rule book describes in detail the duties and obligations of members, the number of sitting days, the publication and broadcast of proceedings, and more. The Rules are sometimes referred to as the “Standing Orders.”

The complete Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

SEQUENTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS		ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
RULE NO.	SECTION	RULE NO.	SECTION
1(1)-2	General	30(1)-30(8)	Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne
3(1)-6(8)	Sittings of the Assembly	10	Adjournment motions
7(1)-8(2)	Publication and broadcast of proceedings	32(1)-32(6)	Appropriation Bill
9(1)-9(6)	Recess of proceedings	155	Bribery in Elections
10	Adjournment motions	13-15(8)	Business of the Assembly
11(1)-11(3)	Quorum	68(1)-68(2)	Closure
12(1)-12(8)	Privilege	112-118(2)	Committees of the Whole Assembly
13-15(8)	Business of the Assembly	66(1)-66(2)	Debatable motions
16(1)-17(2)	Petitions	57(1)-58	Disorder
18(1)-18(6)	Statements by members	31(1)-31(10)	Estimates and Budget debate
19(1)-19(4)	Ministerial statements	1(1)-2	General
20(1)-20(5)	Question period	138-140(2)	House committees
21(1)-21(9)	Written questions	19(1)-19(4)	Ministerial statements
22(1)-22(4)	Returns	162-163	Legislative Library
23(1)-23(4)	Tabling of documents	59-65	Motions and amendments
24(1)-27(4)	Private Members’ Day Debate	154	Offer of money to members
28(1)-28(9)	Priority of debate	156-161	Officials of the Assembly
29	Special Orders – Precedence	47(1)-47(2)	Order and decorum
30(1)-30(8)	Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne	33(1)-33(4)	Passage of remaining bills
31(1)-31(10)	Estimates and Budget debate	16(1)-17(2)	Petitions
32(1)-32(6)	Appropriation Bill	144-151(2)	Policy field committees
33(1)-33(4)	Passage of remaining bills	28(1)-28(9)	Priority of debate
34(1)-36	Remaining specified bills	95(1)-111	Private bills
37(1)-38	Remaining budgetary estimates	24(1)-27(4)	Private Members’ Day Debate
39-46(4)	Speaker	12(1)-12(8)	Privilege
47(1)-47(2)	Order and decorum	73-93(2)	Public bills
48(1)-48(9)	Strangers	7(1)-8(2)	Publication and broadcast of proceedings
49-56	Rules of debate	20(1)-20(5)	Question period
57(1)-58	Disorder	11(1)-11(3)	Quorum
59-65	Motions and amendments	9(1)-9(6)	Recess of proceedings
66(1)-66(2)	Debatable motions	94(1)-94(8)	Reinstatement of public bills
67(1)-67(2)	Royal recommendation	37(1)-38	Remaining budgetary estimates
68(1)-68(2)	Closure	34(1)-36	Remaining specified bills
69-72	Voting	22(1)-22(4)	Returns
73-93(2)	Public bills	67(1)-67(2)	Royal recommendation
94(1)-94(8)	Reinstatement of public bills	49-56	Rules of debate
95(1)-111	Private bills	141-143(4)	Scrutiny committees
112-118(2)	Committees of the Whole Assembly	3(1)-6(8)	Sittings of the Assembly
119-137	Standing committees	39-46(4)	Speaker
138-140(2)	House committees	152(1)-153	Special committees
141-143(4)	Scrutiny committees	29	Special Orders – Precedence
144-151(2)	Policy field committees	119-137	Standing committees
152(1)-153	Special committees	18(1)-18(6)	Statements by members
154	Offer of money to members	48(1)-48(9)	Strangers
155	Bribery in Elections	23(1)-23(4)	Tabling of documents
156-161	Officials of the Assembly	69-72	Voting
162-163	The Legislative Library	21(1)-21(9)	Written questions
Appendix 1 – Code of Ethical Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly		Appendix 1 – Code of Ethical Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly
Appendix 2 – Consent Form – Code of Ethical Conduct		Appendix 2 – Consent Form – Code of Ethical Conduct
Appendix 3 – Model Petition		Appendix 3 – Model Petition
Appendix 4 – Multi-media Guidelines		Appendix 4 – Multi-media Guidelines
Appendix 5 – Summary of Rules that Contain Specific Date, Time and Other Important Requirements		Appendix 5 – Summary of Rules that Contain Specific Date, Time and Other Important Requirements
Appendix 6 – Speaker’s Counsel		Appendix 6 – Speaker’s Counsel
Appendix 7 – Provisional Order for membership of Standing Committee on Public Accounts		Appendix 7 – Provisional Order for membership of Standing Committee on Public Accounts