1. Convening
(a) At 10 o'clock a.m. no later than the second Wednesday of January of each odd-numbered year, the House of Representatives shall be called to order by the Speaker of the immediately preceding session of the House or, in the Speaker's absence, by the majority floor leader for the convening session of the House. The House shall then proceed to organize as hereinafter provided for in Rule 2.
(b) At 10 o'clock a.m. no later than the second Wednesday of January of each even-numbered year, and at such time as the General Assembly is convened in special session by the Governor, the House of Representatives shall be called to order by the Speaker, as provided for in Rule 4 hereof.