Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 35 - Rules of House; amend 52

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1. Ladd  59th             2. Crews  78th


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              1/9/95   Read 1st Time                                                                
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HR 35                                             LC 18 6349






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for
  1- 2  other purposes.

  1- 3  BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the
  1- 4  Rules of the House of Representatives are amended by
  1- 5  striking Rule 52, relating to the motion to engross, and
  1- 6  inserting in its place a new Rule 52 to read as follows:

  1- 7    "Rule 52.  A notice of a motion to engross a bill or
  1- 8    resolution may be made upon reading the bill or resolution
  1- 9    the first time, and at no other time.  Following the
  1-10    giving of such notice, a motion to engross a bill or
  1-11    resolution may be made upon reading the bill or resolution
  1-12    the second time, and at no other time.  When a motion to
  1-13    engross is made, no debate shall be permitted, except that
  1-14    the movant may speak to his or her motion not longer than
  1-15    five minutes and any one other member of the House  may
  1-16    speak in opposition thereto for five minutes.  No bill or
  1-17    resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative
  1-18    vote of two-thirds of the members voting, provided the
  1-19    total vote constitutes a quorum, or except by unanimous
  1-20    consent.  In case of engrossment of any bill or
  1-21    resolution, the entry thereof shall be made by the Clerk
  1-22    and the bill or resolution shall not be amended or changed
  1-23    in any manner thereafter."


















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