A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate’s rules, practices and precedents.
State Law
California
means the executive officer of the Office of Administrative Hearings California Insurance Code 14070, California Insurance Code 15044
Connecticut
means the member of an agency or the hearing officer designated by the head of the agency to preside at the hearing Connecticut General Statutes 4-166
Indiana
refers to the following:

Indiana Code 2-2.1-4-6
New Hampshire
means a person to whom the secretary of state has delegated the authority to preside over some or all of an administrative hearing New Hampshire Revised Statutes 421-B:1-102
New York
means the presiding officer of the council elected pursuant to the rules of the council N.Y. Public Authorities Law 3851
means the presiding officer of the legislature elected pursuant to the rules of the legislature N.Y. Public Authorities Law 3951
means the presiding officer of the legislature, elected pursuant to the rules of the legislature N.Y. Public Authorities Law 3651
South Carolina
means the chairman of the hearing panel or a designee South Carolina Code 40-47-20
Utah
means a presiding officer described in Section 63G-4-103 Utah Code 26B-9-201
means an agency head, or an individual or body of individuals designated by the agency head, by the agency’s rules, or by statute to conduct an adjudicative proceeding Utah Code 63G-4-103
means the presiding officer of the Judicial Council Utah Code 77-10a-1
means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-4-103 Utah Code 34A-5-102
Washington
means a person who qualifies as a presiding officer under RCW 34 Washington Code 30B.10.003