11-R453

2011 -- H 6322

Enacted 10/18/11

 

 

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE FOR THE YEARS 2011 - 2012

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, and Newberry

     Date Introduced: October 18, 2011

 

     

 

     RESOLVED, Any rules suspended during the month of June, 2011 as the House moved

towards ending the session are hereby reinstated.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That rule 15(d) of the House which was adopted by the

House at its January session A.D. 2011, entitled "HOUSE RESOLUTION ADOPTING RULES

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2011-2012", be and it is hereby

amended to read as follows:

     (d) All bills and resolutions, private as well as public, and all proposed amendments

thereto, shall be prepared by the Legislative Council, and the Clerk of the House may decline to

accept for introduction any bill, resolution or transmittal not in conformity herewith. Once

introduced and referred, all bills and resolutions shall be printed and made available

electronically, except resolutions of congratulation and condolence. The Legislative Council may

decline to accept for drafting any proposal for an amendment submitted to it later than 3 p.m. on

the day on which the bill or resolution to be amended is to be heard, provided that the Speaker or

his or her designee may waive this restriction. The Legislative Council may decline to accept for

drafting any proposal for an amendment to the pension legislation that is before the house in the

Fall, 2011 special session if the proposed amendment is submitted later than forty-eight (48)

hours before the day and time in which the pension bill is to be heard on the house floor, provided

that the Speaker may waive this restriction. Further, the pension bill as approved by the finance

committee during the special session shall not be considered by the full house unless it has been

available to the members for seven (7) calendar days. For purposes of calculating the seven (7)

day requirement, the day of passage by the finance committee shall not be counted but the

scheduled day for floor action shall be included in the calculation.

     

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