Bill Text: IA HR102 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A resolution amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to requirements for consideration of amendments.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-26 - Explanation of vote. H.J. 149. [HR102 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-HR102-Introduced.html
House Resolution 102 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 102 BY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND RULES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 502) A Resolution amending the permanent rules of the House 1 of Representatives relating to requirements for 2 consideration of amendments. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 4 Rule 31, subsection 8, of the Rules of the House, as 5 adopted by the House of Representatives during the 2011 6 Session in House Resolution 11, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 8. No amendment to the rules of the house, to any 9 resolution or bill, except technical amendments and 10 amendments to bills substituted for by senate files 11 containing substantially identical title, language, 12 subject matter, purpose and intrasectional arrangement, 13 shall be considered by the membership of the house 14 without a copy of the amendment having been filed 15 with the chief clerk by 4:00 p.m. or within one-half 16 hour of adjournment, whichever is later, on the day 17 preceding floor debate on the amendment. If the 18 house adjourns prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the final 19 deadline is two hours after adjournment. However, 20 committee amendments filed pursuant to the submission 21 of the committee report may be accepted after this 22 deadline. This provision shall not apply to any 23 proposal debated on the floor of the house after 24 the thirteenth week of the first session and the 25 twelfth eleventh week of the second session. No 26 amendment or amendment to an amendment to a bill, 27 -1- LSB 5433HV (1) 84 rj/nh 1/ 2
H.R. 102 rule of the house, or resolution shall be considered 1 by the membership of the house without a copy of the 2 amendment being on the desks of the entire membership 3 of the house prior to consideration. However, the 4 membership of the house may consider an amendment or an 5 amendment to an amendment to a bill, rule of the house, 6 or resolution without a copy of the amendment being 7 on the desks of the entire membership of the house 8 prior to consideration if a copy of the amendment is 9 made available to the entire membership of the house 10 electronically. 11 -2- LSB 5433HV (1) 84 rj/nh 2/ 2
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