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(1) A general proposition amending a specific proposition.
(2) An amendment amending a statute or session law when the purpose
of the bill is limited to repealing such law, or an amendment repealing a statute
or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to amending such law.
(3) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the bill.
(4) An amendment to a bill when legislative action on that bill is by
law or these rules limited to passage, concurrence, or nonconcurrence as
introduced.
(c) AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GERMANE. Amendments that are
germane include:
(1) A specific provision amending a general provision.
(2) An amendment that accomplishes the same purpose in a different
manner.
(3) An amendment limiting the scope of the proposal.
(4) An amendment providing appropriations necessary to fulfill the
original intent of a proposal.
(5) An amendment that changes the effective date of a repeal, reduces
the scope of a repeal, or adds a short-term nonstatutory transitional provision to
facilitate repeal.
(d) WAIVER OF RULE. Waiver of this rule shall require unanimous
consent of the House.
12.9—Floor Amendments Out of Order
A floor amendment is out of order if it is the principal substance of a bill that
has:
(a) Received an unfavorable committee or subcommittee report,
(b) Been withdrawn from further consideration, or
(c) Not been reported favorably by at least one committee or
subcommittee of reference,
and may not be offered to a bill on second or third reading. Any amendment
that is substantially the same, and identical as to specific intent and purpose, as
the measure residing in a committee or subcommittee of reference is covered by
this rule.
12.10—Printing of Amendments in Journal
All amendments taken up, unless withdrawn, shall be printed in the Journal,
except that an amendment to an appropriations bill constituting an entirely new
bill shall not be printed except upon consideration of the conference committee
report.
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