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Assembly Resolution No. 53
 
BY: M. of A. Kolb
 
        AMENDING  section  7  of  Rule III of the Assembly
        rules, in relation to the reading of bills
 
  RESOLVED, That section 7 of  Rule  III  of  the  Assembly  rules  is
amended to read as follows:
 
  §  7.  Reading  of  bills.  a. Every bill shall receive three separate
readings, and on three different days, previous to its  passage,  except
when ordered to a third reading pursuant to paragraph two of subdivision
f  of  section  two  of  this  Rule, by unanimous consent or when made a
special order, or when accompanied by a message of necessity pursuant to
section [14] fourteen of Article III of the Constitution.  No message of
necessity shall be accepted from the Governor unless at least two-thirds
of the members of the House have approved the message.
 
  b. Bills placed on the order of second reading,  as  provided  for  in
subdivision  g  of  section  six  of Rule IV, shall be subject to debate
before the motion to order them  to  a  third  reading  is  entertained.
One-half  hour  shall  be  allowed  for such debate, but no person shall
speak more than fifteen minutes, except by consent  of  the  House.  The
main  question,  however, if ordered, shall be on the advancement of the
bill; but when amendments are pending the question shall first be  taken
upon such amendments in their inverse order.
 
  c.  All bills on the order of second reading shall be ordered to third
reading  unless  otherwise  ordered  pursuant  to  subdivision b of this
section or pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision b of section ten  of
Rule IV.
 
  d.   No bill shall be considered for third reading until it shall have
been on the printed Calendar of the House on  two  legislative  days  on
that order, except where made a special order by report of the Committee
on Rules, in which case it may be considered on second and third reading
on the same day.
 
  e.  In all cases where unanimous consent is asked for advancing a bill
or entertaining a motion or resolution out of its order, it shall be the
duty of the Speaker to proclaim  such  request  and  determine  if  such
consent will be granted.
 
  f.  A  bill  appearing  on  the Calendar may be "starred" by or at the
request of the introducer, whereupon all further  action  on  such  bill
shall be suspended, although it retains its place on the Calendar. Other
than  for  the  purpose  of  amendment or recommittal, a star may not be
removed from a bill until one day after the request therefor.  A bill on
any order of third reading which has  been  laid  aside  by  or  at  the
request  of the introducer on three separate days shall be automatically
starred.
 
  g. Substitution of Bills. Where there is a Senate bill in  a  standing
committee  and  the identical Assembly bill is on the order of second or
any order of third reading, the Senate bill may be substituted  for  the
Assembly  bill  upon  a motion by, or on behalf of, the introducer and a
 
vote of a majority of the members present and voting.    The  motion  to
substitute may also be made on an identical Assembly bill which has been
passed, recalled, vote reconsidered and restored to third reading.

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