H*4431 Resolution, By  House Rules
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO AMEND RULE 5.3 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
 REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
 BILLS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT OF PERMANENT PROVISIONS OF
 LAW AND AMENDMENTS TO THEM MUST BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO AND EXPRESSLY GERMANE
 TO THE PURPOSE OF AN APPROPRIATION OR REVENUE IN THE BILL.

   01/12/00  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-14

TO AMEND RULE 5.3 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT OF PERMANENT PROVISIONS OF LAW AND AMENDMENTS TO THEM MUST BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO AND EXPRESSLY GERMANE TO THE PURPOSE OF AN APPROPRIATION OR REVENUE IN THE BILL.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 5.3 B. of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:

"B. Germaneness and Amendments: The General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills may include both temporary and permanent provisions of law. The substantial effect of all temporary provisions of law and amendments thereto must be directly germane to the appropriation of funds, affecting revenue, or be rules, regulations, directives, or procedures relative to the appropriation of funds or affecting revenue for the fiscal year referred to in the bill. shall include only provisions for appropriating funds, provisions affecting revenue, and rules, regulations, directives and procedures relative thereto; and no provision of an Appropriations Bill, and no amendment thereto, shall be in order unless its substantial effect is directly germane to these purposes. No provision shall be put in a permanent part of any such bill unless it relates directly to The substantial effect of all permanent provisions of law and amendments thereto must be directly related to and expressly germane to the purpose of an appropriation being made or revenue provided therein for the fiscal year referred to in the bill. An amendment which has the effect of appropriating funds in excess of ten million dollars during the fiscal year stated within the bill shall include within the amendment the corresponding appropriation reduction(s) and/or revenue increase(s) within the same section that shall fully fund the amendment's proposed appropriation(s) or have attached to it in writing an explanation of the appropriation reduction(s) and/or revenue increase(s) from the different section(s) that shall fully fund the amendment's proposed appropriation(s). The provisions of this paragraph shall be narrowly and strictly construed with regard to all provisions of and amendments to the General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills."