House Journal: Page 143: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
16 shall appoint two minority party members to a
17 conference committee. The papers shall remain with
18 the house that originated the bill.
19 2. The conference committee shall meet before the
20 end of the next legislative day after their
21 appointment, shall select a chair and shall discuss
22 the controversy.
23 3. The authority of the first conference committee
24 shall cover only issues related to provisions of the
25 bill and amendments to the bill which were adopted by
26 either the senate or the house of representatives and
27 on which the senate and house of representatives
28 differed. If a conference committee report is not
29 acted upon because such action would violate this
30 subsection of this rule, the inaction on the report
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1 shall constitute refusal to adopt the conference
2 committee report and shall have the same effect as if
3 the conference committee had disagreed.
4 4. An agreement on recommendations must be
5 approved by at least three members from each house.
6 The committee shall submit two originals of the report
7 signed by at least three members of each house with
8 one signed original and three copies to be submitted
9 to each house. The report shall first be acted upon
10 in the house originating the bill. Such action,
11 including all papers, shall be immediately referred by
12 the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the
13 house of representatives to the other house.
14 5. The report of agreement is debatable, but
15 cannot be amended. If the report contains recommended
16 amendments to the bill, adoption of the report shall
17 automatically adopt all amendments contained therein.
18 After the report is adopted, there shall be no more
19 debate, and the bill shall immediately be placed upon
20 its final passage.
21 6. Refusal of either house to adopt the conference
22 committee report has the same effect as if the
23 committee had disagreed.
24 7. If the conference committee fails to reach
25 agreement, a report of such failure signed by at least
26 three members of each house shall be given promptly to
27 each house. The bill shall be returned to the house
28 that originated the bill, the members of the committee
29 shall be immediately discharged, and a new conference
30 committee appointed in the same manner as the first
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