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(c) A motion for reconsideration <strong>of</strong> an amendment on third reading<br />

requires a two-thirds vote for adoption.<br />

12.5—Amendment <strong>of</strong> Appropriations Bills, Implementing Bills, and<br />

Conforming Bills<br />

(a) For purposes <strong>of</strong> these rules:<br />

(1) An "appropriations bill" is a general appropriations bill or any<br />

other bill the title text <strong>of</strong> which begins "An act making appropriations," "An act<br />

making special appropriations," or "An act making supplemental<br />

appropriations."<br />

(2) An "implementing bill" is a bill, effective for one fiscal year,<br />

implementing an appropriations bill.<br />

(3) A "conforming bill" is a bill designated as such by the Speaker that<br />

amends the <strong>Florida</strong> Statutes to conform to an appropriations bill.<br />

(b) Whether on the floor or in any committee or subcommittee,<br />

whenever an amendment is <strong>of</strong>fered to an appropriations bill that would either<br />

increase any state appropriation or decrease any state revenue for any fund,<br />

such amendment shall show the amount <strong>of</strong> the appropriation increase or<br />

revenue decrease for a fund by line item and by section and shall decrease an<br />

appropriation from within the same appropriations allocation and sub-allocation<br />

(as determined by the Speaker) or increase a revenue to the fund in an amount<br />

equivalent to or greater than the corresponding appropriation increase or<br />

revenue decrease required by the amendment.<br />

(c) Whether on the floor or in any committee or subcommittee, an<br />

amendment <strong>of</strong>fered to an implementing bill or to a conforming bill shall not<br />

increase a state appropriation to a level that is in excess <strong>of</strong> the allocations or<br />

sub-allocations determined by the Speaker for a fund.<br />

(d) Whether on the floor or in any committee or subcommittee, any<br />

amendment <strong>of</strong>fered to an implementing bill or to a conforming bill that reduces<br />

revenues supporting appropriations must raise the equivalent or greater revenue<br />

for the same fund from other sources.<br />

12.6—Consideration <strong>of</strong> Senate Amendments<br />

(a) After the reading <strong>of</strong> a Senate amendment to a <strong>House</strong> bill, the<br />

following motions shall be in order and shall be privileged in the order named:<br />

(1) Amend the Senate amendment.<br />

(2) Concur in the Senate amendment.<br />

(3) Refuse to concur and ask the Senate to recede.<br />

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