Current Status Bill Number:3255 Type of Legislation:House Resolution HR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950112 Primary Sponsor:Rules Committee HR 29 All Sponsors:Rules Committee Drafted Document Number:council\legis\bills\pt\1636dw.95 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950112 Subject:House Rules
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TO AMEND RULE 8.6 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE FOR INVOKING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON A MATTER.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 8.6 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:
"8.6 The previous question upon any matter may be invoked as follows:
a. Immediate cloture. Upon an affirmative vote on a motion for the previous question (fifty percent of those present and voting, a quorum being present, plus five, being required to interrupt debate and a simple majority vote at all other times), the amendments then upon the desk shall be considered, but no further amendments shall be allowed to be offered unless the amendment has at least two-thirds of the membership of the House as its sponsor. The sponsor of an amendment shall be allowed an opportunity to make a short explanation of his amendment for a period not to exceed three minutes, then opponents to the amendment shall be permitted not more than three minutes to oppose the proposed amendment. Then two hours of debate shall be allowed on the bill as and if amended, the time being equally divided between opponents and proponents with no person to speak more than ten minutes.
Provided, any member who has been recognized by the Speaker and is speaking from the podium, is considered to be debating the issue and a call for the previous question, whether by the member or any other member, requires the necessary fifty percent of those present and voting plus five.
b. Delayed cloture. Upon an affirmative vote upon a motion for the previous question to take effect in two hours (fifty percent of those present and voting, a quorum being present, plus five, being required to interrupt debate, and a simple majority vote at all other times), the previous question will be invoked to take effect two hours from the time such affirmative vote is made, provided that such two-hour period may not be extended and may not be shortened if five (5) members object. After the previous question is in effect pursuant to this subsection, consideration of amendments and further debate shall proceed in the same manner and under the same limitations as those set forth in subsection (a) of this rule, including that no further amendments shall be allowed to be offered unless the amendment has at least two-thirds of the membership of the House as its sponsor.
Provided, further, that during the two-hour period immediately preceding delayed cloture, but after the vote for same, all actions otherwise possible, including putting amendments on the desk, may be accomplished."