procedure before completely disposing of the matter at hand. See Exhibit I, Principle Rules Governing Motions First and second order amendments are allowed. Third order amendments are not allowed. Method of Doing Business The House of Delegates follows adopted rules that govern the conduct of debate on business under its consideration. These rules are established by the LSMS Charter and Bylaws, by tradition, and decreed by the presiding officer. When the House is in session, certain items of business are traditional, and do not require action by the House. Such items include, but are not limited to, address of the outgoing President, remarks of the Speaker, presentation of awards, recognition of distinguished guests, and addresses by invited non-members. It is the prerogative of the Speakers to schedule only those items as is appropriate without interfering with the regular business of the House. Unscheduled presentations may be arranged with the Speakers or by two- thirds vote of the House. It is recognized the Speakers discourage extraneous presentations, not on the basis of merit, but because of their primary obligation to conserve the time of the House for deliberations on the regular business already established for consideration in accordance with LSMS Bylaws and the rules of the House. The minutes of the Board of Governors meetings, committee reports, and special reports are included in the Delegates Handbook. Items of business or recommendations to be considered by the House in these reports are presented as resolutions. The annual reports of committees are for informational purposes. When voting to approve the minutes of the Board of Governors a delegate may extract a specific action of the Board for discussion and amendment but the minutes themselves cannot be altered by the House. The Committee on Rules and Order of Business meets prior to the opening session of the House of Delegates to consider late items and special rules for the meeting. The committee may be asked by the Speakers to consider parliamentary questions during the meeting and to consider modifications of the rules which have been previously adopted. Late resolutions are considered by the committee prior to the opening session and a recommendation to accept or not accept each resolution is made. Authors of late resolutions are required to appear before the Committee on Rules and Order of Business; the time of the meeting is indicated on the Schedule of Events in the handbook. Late resolutions must be accompanied by a written explanatory note from the author as to why the resolution is submitted late. The committee considers only the reason for the resolutions’ submission past the resolution deadline and does not consider the merits of the resolution. Late resolutions require a two-thirds vote of the House to be accepted for debate and must include a fiscal note if expenditure of LSMS funds will be required to implement the requested action. When recognized by the Speaker, go to the nearest floor microphone and identify yourself by name and the organization you represent before addressing the House. This is necessary for the transcriber to properly prepare the proceedings of the House from the recordings. The House has adopted the following standing rules:
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