(a) No member shall be absent from a session of the House unless the member is sick and unable to attend, or unless the member has secured consent of the House to be excused from the session. If absent without being sick or having been excused, the sergeant-at-arms may be sent to take the member into custody and bring the member forthwith to the House chamber; and the expense thereof shall be assessed to such member, and a reprimand, fine, or other disciplinary measure may be imposed upon the member.
(b) When roll is called at the beginning of a legislative day, the chief clerk shall make a note in the journal when a member has been excused for the day to attend to other legislative duties. In addition, the chief clerk shall make a similar note in the journal when a member is present for the beginning roll call but is subsequently excused to attend to other legislative duties and a recorded vote is taken.