This resolution:

• defines "minority leader" and "minority party";
• addresses rules and procedures that apply to an extraordinary session;
• clarifies the dates on which the Senate convenes;
• clarifies the rules that apply to a guest who accompanies a senator on the Senate floor;
• corrects a wording error related to substitute legislation;
• clarifies procedures related to a Senate executive office confirmation committee;
• clarifies when the presiding officer may speak to a point of order;
• modifies the procedure for legislation on the consent calendar;
• modifies the rules that do not apply during a committee of the whole; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.