HR0045ham002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0045HAM002 LRB096 08628 RCE 18804 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 45

AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 45 as follows:

on page 4, line 12, after "acted", by inserting ", except as limited by these House Rules"; and

on page 6, line 12, after "subject to", by inserting "these House Rules and"; and

on page 13, line 1, by replacing ", however," with ", however,"; and

on page 13, line 2, before the period, by inserting "; this Rule, however, is subject to the limitations of Rule 31"; and

on page 30, by replacing lines 19 through 23 with the following:

"(g) Legislative measures may be discharged from the Rules Committee only by unanimous consent of the House upon the affirmative vote of 71 members elected or by petition. To discharge by petition, a member must present to the Clerk a motion in writing to petition discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of the specified legislative measure. Only one petition discharge motion may be presented for each legislative measure, but a new motion may be filed if the pending motion is withdrawn. The petition discharge motion shall be placed in the custody of the Clerk, who shall arrange a convenient place for the signatures of members. A member's signature may be withdrawn by submitting a written request to the Clerk at any time before a motion is placed on the Rules Discharge Calendar. The Clerk shall make signatures a matter of public record and shall also make the list of names available to the public in electronic format. When 71 members of the House have signed the motion, it shall be deemed adopted and the legislative measure is immediately discharged from the Rules Committee. Any legislative measure bill discharged from the Rules Committee shall immediately be placed on the appropriate order of business on the Rules Discharge Calendar order of Second Reading and assigned standard debate status, subject to Rule 52."; and

on page 46, by replacing lines 13 through 17 with the following:

"31. Standing Order of Business. The Unless otherwise determined by the Presiding Officer, the standing daily order of business of the House is as follows:

(1) Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and Roll Call.

(1.5) Rules Discharge Calendar."; and

on page 47, below line 18, by inserting the following:

"The Speaker or Presiding Officer may vary the daily order of the business of the House, but only with respect to items (2) through (23); items (1) and (1.5) must always be the first orders of business.

This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected."; and

on page 62, below line 18, by inserting the following:

(House Rule 42.1 new)

42.1. Rules Discharge Calendar.

(a) The Clerk shall include a Rules Discharge Calendar on the daily calendar and designate it as a separate part of the daily calendar. The Rules Discharge Calendar shall contain 4 orders of business: Rules Discharge Calendar - Second Reading, Rules Discharge Calendar - Third Reading, Rules Discharge Calendar - Resolutions, and Rules Discharge Calendar - Motions.

(b) Whenever the House is on this order of business, each principal sponsor of a legislative measure on the Rules Discharge Calendar shall have the right to call that measure for consideration by the House, but the Presiding Officer shall determine the order in which those legislative measures are considered.

(c) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected."; and

on page 62, line 22, after "Officer", by inserting ", except as limited by Rule 31"; and

on page 63, by replacing lines 18 through 23 with the following:

"may be necessary for its completion but may occur no earlier than after the completion of standing order (1.5) of Rule 31. Only matters that may otherwise properly be before the House may be included in a special order.

(b) A special order shall appear on the Daily Calendar for 3 legislative days. This subsection (b) may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected."

on page 64, below line 4, by inserting the following:

"(d) This Rule may be suspended only by the affirmative vote of 71 members elected.".