House Journal: Page 122: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
4 Rule 31.4".
5 31.5. All amendments offered to bills on file or
6 on the regular calendar shall be accompanied by such
7 copies as the chief clerk shall direct.
8 31.6. Such amendments shall give the number of the
9 bill sought to amend and the chief clerk shall
10 designate each such amendment thus: Amendment to
11 House File _________, or Senate File ________, by
12 ___________.
13 31.7. A bill reported out by committee shall go to
14 the speaker who shall direct that the bill be placed
15 on the regular calendar unless it covers subject
16 matter more properly within the jurisdiction of some
17 other standing committee, in which case the speaker
18 shall refer the bill to the proper standing committee.
19 In order to expedite important business and set a
20 definite time for the bill's consideration, the
21 speaker may direct the bill to be placed on the
22 special order calendar.
23 31.8. No amendment to the rules of the house, to
24 any resolution or bill, except technical amendments
25 and amendments to bills substituted for by senate
26 files containing substantially identical title,
27 language, subject matter, purpose and intrasectional
28 arrangement, shall be considered by the membership of
29 the house without a copy of the amendment having been
30 filed with the chief clerk by 4:00 p.m. or within one-
Page 18
1 half hour of adjournment, whichever is later, on the
2 day preceding floor debate on the amendment. If the
3 house adjourns prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the final
4 deadline is two hours after adjournment. However,
5 committee amendments filed pursuant to the submission
6 of the committee report may be accepted after this
7 deadline. This provision shall not apply to any
8 proposal debated on the floor of the house after the
9 fourteenth week of the first session and the twelfth
10 week of the second session. No amendment or amendment
11 to an amendment to a bill, rule of the house, or
12 resolution shall be considered by the membership of
13 the house without a copy of the amendment being on the
14 desks of the entire membership of the house prior to
15 consideration. However, after the fourteenth week of
16 the first session and the twelfth week of the second
17 session, the membership of the house may consider an
18 amendment or an amendment to an amendment to a bill,
19 rule of the house, or resolution without a copy of the
20 amendment being on the desks of the entire membership
21 of the house prior to consideration if a copy of the
22 amendment is made available to the entire membership
© 2003 Cornell College and
League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
hjourn@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Wed Jul 2 16:20:00 CDT 2003
URL: /DOCS/GA/80GA/Session.1/HJournal/00100/00122.html
jhf