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House Journal: Page 117: Thursday, January 23, 1997

 3      8.  Lay on the table.
 4      7.  Previous question.
 5      6.  Postpone definitely or to a certain time.
 6      5.  Refer or commit.
 7      4.  Defer.
 8      3.  Amend an amendment.
 9      2.  Amend.
10     1.  Postpone indefinitely.
11     These motions are listed in descending order of
12  precedence.
13     A motion to postpone definitely or to a certain time, to
14  refer or commit, or to postpone indefinitely a particular
15  question shall not be considered more than once on the same
day.
16     Adoption of a motion to strike the enacting words is
equivalent
17  to rejection of the question.
18                          Rule 68
19           Order of Consideration of Amendments
20     Amendments shall be considered by earliest position
21  in the bill.  Amendments to the same place in the bill
22  shall be considered by the lowest amendment number.
23  An amendment which inserts language after a line and
24  an amendment which inserts language before the
25  succeeding line shall be considered amendments to the
26  same place in the bill.
27     However, an amendment to strike the enacting clause
28  shall always be considered first.  An amendment filed
29  by a committee shall have the next highest order of
30  priority, followed by an amendment to strike

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 1  everything after the enacting clause and insert new
 2  language.  An amendment to strike language or to
 3  strike and insert new language, except an amendment to
 4  strike everything after the enacting clause and insert
 5  new language, shall not be considered before
 6  amendments to perfect all or part of the same portion
 7  of the bill.
 8                          Rule 69
 9                   Motions Not Debatable
10     The motions to lay on the table, to adjourn, to
11  adjourn to a time certain, for the previous question,
12  to defer, to rerefer, and appeals of a ruling of the
13  presiding officer shall be decided without debate.
14                          Rule 70
15                     Motion to Adjourn
16     A motion to adjourn shall always be in order,
17  except when a member is speaking or the house is
18  voting.
19                          Rule 71
20                   Withdrawal of Motions
21     After a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by
22  the chief clerk, it shall be deemed to be in

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