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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 87th |
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Texas Legislature, That the permanent rules of the House of |
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Representatives of the 87th Legislature are amended as follows: |
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(1) Rule 6, Section 20, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 20. TIME LIMIT FOR VOTE TO PLACE ON A CALENDAR. Within |
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seven [30] calendar days after a bill or resolution has been |
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referred to the appropriate calendars committee, the committee must |
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vote on whether to place the bill or resolution on one of the |
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calendars of the daily house calendar or the local, consent, and |
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resolutions calendar, as applicable. A vote against placement of |
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the bill or resolution on a calendar does not preclude a calendars |
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committee from later voting in favor of placement of the bill or |
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resolution on a calendar. |
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(2) Rule 6, Section 21(a), is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) When a bill or resolution has been in the appropriate |
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calendars committee for seven [30] calendar days, exclusive of the |
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calendar day on which it was referred, awaiting placement on one of |
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the calendars of the daily house calendar or on the local, consent, |
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and resolutions calendar, it shall be in order for a member to move |
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that the bill or resolution be placed on a specific calendar of the |
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daily house calendar or on the local, consent, and resolutions |
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calendar without action by the committee. This motion must be |
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seconded by five members and shall require a majority vote for |
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adoption. |