Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:218 Primary Sponsor:Lourie Type of Legislation:SR Subject:Senate Rules Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Jan 17, 1991 Computer Document Number:218 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Jan 17, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 17, 1991 Last History Type:Amended, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Lourie Giese Wilson Martschink Type of Legislation:Senate Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 218 Senate Jan 17, 1991 Amended, adopted 218 Senate Jan 16, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 14 with amendment 218 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced, referred to 14 Committee 218 Senate Sep 24, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 14 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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AMENDED AND ADOPTED
January 17, 1991
S. 218
Introduced by SENATORS Lourie, Giese, Wilson and Martschink
S. Printed 1/17/91--S.
Read the first time January 8, 1991.
TO AMEND RULE 10 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE, RELATING TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS FROM BEING POLLED OUT OF A COMMITTEE EXCEPT UPON A FAVORABLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RECORDKEEPING OF SUCH POLLS.
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Be it resolved by the Senate:
That Rule 10 of the Senate is amended to read:
No bill or joint resolution may be polled out of a standing committee unless at least two-thirds of the committee members are polled and a majority of the entire committee votes in favor of polling the legislation out. The poll results must be certified by the chairman and a copy of the results must be given to the Clerk to be published in the Journal.
Reports must be separately made and on not less than half a sheet of paper, and shall be signed by the chairman or such Senator as the chairman may designate."