2013-2014 GENERAL OPERATING RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rule 27 Amendments "No bill shall be amended so as to change its original purpose. (Constitution, Article III, Section 1). No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment. Any member may move to amend a bill or resolution, provided the proposed amendment is germane to the subject. Questions involving whether an amendment is germane to the subject shall be decided by the House. No amendment to an amendment shall be admitted nor considered. The sponsor of an amendment shall explain the amendment prior to consideration by the House. Before consideration, nine typewritten copies of a proposed amendment signed by its sponsor shall be presented to the Speaker, one copy of which shall be delivered to the news media and a printed copy in typewritten form prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau shall be placed on the desk of each member if the amendment is not available on the Legislative Data Processing floor system. Amendments adopted or defeated may not be considered again without first reconsidering the vote."
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:49:56 +0000
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