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Bill 4431

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4431
Type of Legislation:              House Resolution HR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000112
Primary Sponsor:                  Rules Committee HR 29
All Sponsors:                     Rules Committee
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1756dw00.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20000112
Subject:                          General Assembly, Rules, House of 
                                  Representatives, Appropriations bill, 
                                  permanent law provisos to be germane to


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000112  Introduced, adopted


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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."

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