House Journal: Page 133: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
14 Amendments shall be considered by earliest position
15 in the bill. Amendments to the same place in the bill
16 shall be considered by the lowest amendment number.
17 An amendment which inserts language after a line and
18 an amendment which inserts language before the
19 succeeding line shall be considered amendments to the
20 same place in the bill.
21 However, an amendment to strike the enacting clause
22 shall always be considered first. An amendment filed
23 by a committee shall have the next highest order of
24 priority, followed by an amendment to strike
25 everything after the enacting clause and insert new
26 language. An amendment to strike language or to
27 strike and insert new language, except an amendment to
28 strike everything after the enacting clause and insert
29 new language, shall not be considered before
30 amendments to perfect all or part of the same portion
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1 of the bill.
2 Rule 69
3 Motions Not Debatable
4 The motions to lay on the table, to adjourn, to
5 adjourn to a time certain, for the previous question,
6 to defer, to rerefer, and appeals of a ruling of the
7 presiding officer shall be decided without debate.
8 Rule 70
9 Motion to Adjourn
10 A motion to adjourn shall always be in order,
11 except when a member is speaking or the house is
12 voting.
13 Rule 71
14 Withdrawal of Motions
15 After a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by
16 the chief clerk, it shall be deemed to be in
17 possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by leave
18 of the house.
19 Rule 72
20 Referral and Rereferral
21 Motions and reports may be referred and rereferred
22 at the pleasure of the house.
23 Rule 73
24 Reconsideration
25 1. A motion to reconsider may be made only by a
26 member who voted on the prevailing side of the
27 question sought to be reconsidered.
28 2. A motion to reconsider may be made not later
29 than adjournment on the day following the day of the
30 action sought to be reconsidered. Where the floor
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