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1. This Act shall be cited as the Procedural Rules of the Underhusen Act.

Underhusen Procedure
2. Any Skrifa may introduce proposals to the Underhusen at any time after the selection of the Speaker.

3. Any proposal introduced into the Underhusen must be considered by the Underhusen for a minimum of 48 hours before any motion can be made.  If no motion has been made and seconded after 168 hours, the bill will be tabled.
      (a) In matters of urgency, this 48 hour period may be waived and the bill voted upon if a motion to expedite is made and seconded. If the bill is a Revocation of Citizenship, the ability to expedite shall be relinquished.
      (b) A motion to extend debate may include a time period shorter or longer than 48 hours, but is not shorter than 4 hours and is not longer than 1 week. Should no time period be given or should the time period be shorter or longer than what is allowed, the extension shall be 48 hours.

4. Proposals on which, by the end of a session no valid motion has been made and seconded, shall be considered tabled.

5. Any Skrifa other than the Speaker may motion to vote or second a motion to vote on any proposal once the 48 hour debate period has expired. The Speaker shall open the vote no later than 120 hours after the motion to vote has passed.

6. Skrifa may cast one of the following votes on proposals before the Underhusen:
      (a) Aye, indicating that the Skrifa is voting in favor of the proposal;
      (b) Nay, indicating that the Skrifa is voting against the proposal;
      (c) Abstain, indicating that the Skrifa is voting neither in favor of nor against the proposal but wishes their vote to be recorded.

7. Once brought to a vote, a proposal shall remain at vote for 168 hours or until the requisite number of Skrifa have voted in favor of or against the proposal.
      (a) In order for a proposal to pass (excluding amendments to the Fundamental Laws), the number of "Aye" votes cast during the voting period must exceed the number of "Nay" votes.     
      (b) In the event that a vote is tied, the bill is to be directed to the Overhusen to determine the outcome. For matters concerning matters that are the sole discretion of the Underhusen, a vote that is tied is considered as having failed unless otherwise required within this, or any other relevant law.

8. In accordance with Section 9 of the Fundamental Laws, the Underhusen may override a veto by the Overhusen.
      (a) In order to override the veto, the bill must be reintroduced to the floor in accordance with Section 3.
      (b) If the bill receives a two-thirds supermajority vote, the Overhusen veto shall be overruled, and the bill passed as law.

The Speaker of the Underhusen
9. At the conclusion of each Underhusen election, the Monarch shall announce a 48 hour nomination period in which elected Skrifa may stand as a prospective candidate for Speaker of the Underhusen. Following the nomination period, each Skrifa shall have one (1) vote for Speaker of the Underhusen in a poll lasting 48 additional hours or until all elected Skrifa have voted and no tie for first place has occurred.
      (a) Should there be only one (1) candidate for Speaker, the candidate shall be Speaker immediately following the nomination period. There shall be no voting period in this instance.
      (b) The nomination and/or voting period may be shortened at the discretion of the Monarch if the relevant Underhusen session is shortened.

10. The Speaker of the Underhusen shall have the power to bring matters before the Underhusen to a vote within the parameters established by Section 3 of this Act.

11. The Speaker of the Underhusen will close votes after 168 hours of voting, or if enough votes have been cast to decide the outcome of the proposal.
      (a) The Speaker may close a vote but leave the record open to allow other Skrifa to record their votes.  Votes cast after the vote has been closed will not affect the result of the vote.

12. The Speaker of the Underhusen shall have the power to invite any citizen to speak before the Underhusen for any duration that they deem necessary during the term.
      (a) The Monarch shall have a standing invitation to speak before the Underhusen.

13. The Speaker of the Underhusen shall appoint a Speaker pro tempore from among the Skrifa of the Underhusen who shall, during a temporary absence of the Speaker of the Underhusen, preside over the Underhusen.
       (a) The Speaker pro tempore, whenever they are presiding over the Underhusen, shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory constraints placed upon the Speaker of the Underhusen.
       (b) Any Skrifa may make a motion to empower the Speaker pro tempore in the event that the Speaker of the Underhusen is absent without notice for longer than 120 hours. Such a motion shall be brought to a vote by the Speaker pro tempore immediately upon being seconded by another Skrifa.
       (c) The Speaker pro tempore shall cease to preside over the Underhusen upon the return of the Speaker of the Underhusen.
       (d) In the absence of both the Speaker of the Underhusen and the Speaker pro tempore, the Underhusen may decide on a temporary Speaker pro tempore from its number by process of a majority vote.

14. The Speaker of the Underhusen may appoint a Librarian from among the Skrifa of the Underhusen, who shall be tasked with the maintenance of all public records of the Underhusen and updating archives of laws and of releases of the Underhusen.
       (a) Should the Speaker of the Underhusen not appoint anyone to this position, these responsibilities shall fall on the Speaker of the Underhusen.