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House Journal: Page 118: Thursday, January 23, 1997

23  possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by leave
24  of the house.
25                          Rule 72
26                  Referral and Rereferral
27     Motions and reports may be referred and rereferred
28  at the pleasure of the house.
29                          Rule 73
30                      Reconsideration

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 1     a.  A motion to reconsider may be made only by a
 2  member who voted on the prevailing side of the
 3  question sought to be reconsidered.
 4     b.  A motion to reconsider may be made not later
 5  than adjournment on the day following the day of the
 6  action sought to be reconsidered.  Where the floor
 7  manager voted on the prevailing side, the floor
 8  manager has the prior right to make the motion, until
 9  adjournment on the day of the action sought to be
10  reconsidered.  A motion to reconsider a nullification
11  resolution shall be acted upon not later than
12  adjournment on the legislative day following the day
13  of the action sought to be reconsidered.
14     c.  A motion to reconsider made following the one
15  hundred fourth ninety-seventh calendar day of the
16  first regular session, or the ninety-fourth eighty-
17  seventh calendar day of the second regular session,
18  shall may be taken up when made.  A motion made at
any
19  other time may be taken up prior to the third day
20  succeeding the day of the action sought to be
21  reconsidered only if called up by the mover, and after
22  the second day succeeding the day of the action sought
23  to be reconsidered if called up by any member.
24     d.  The making of a motion to reconsider takes
25  precedence over all other questions.
26     e.  No motion to reconsider passage, adoption or
27  failure of any bill, nullification resolution or joint
28  resolution shall prevail unless it obtains a
29  constitutional majority.  When passage, adoption or
30  failure is reconsidered, questions on amendments may

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 1  also be reconsidered and shall be disposed of
 2  immediately.
 3     f.  A motion that the motion to reconsider be laid
 4  on the table is in order.  The effect of laying the
 5  motion to reconsider on the table is to cause the bill
 6  or joint resolution to proceed on its regular course
 7  immediately.
 8     g.  In the event that a motion to reconsider is
 9  pending at the end of the first session or any

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