I propose the following draft for discussion. Obviously this is not the final word, since the idea is to receive input from legislators as may be appropriate.
Legislative Procedure Act
An act to define the procedural rules of the Assembly
1. Legislative Rules
(1) Any legislator may propose a bill, resolution, or appointment, which will be debated and refined collectively in the Assembly under the guidance of the Chair.
(2) Retention votes required by the Charter shall be introduced by the Chair of the Assembly or their designee for debate no later than March 10 of each year and shall then be brought to a vote on March 15 without an intervening motion or second.
(3) To be brought to a vote, a specific draft of a bill, resolution, retention vote, or appointment must
receive a motion to vote by a legislator,
receive a second by another legislator,
be affirmed to be in proper formatting by the Chair, and
have been at debate for a minimum period of time equivalent to the length of its voting period.
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