Amend HR 4 (adopting the rules of the house) as follows:

(1)  On page 173, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

"(c)  No action or recommendation of the house conferees on a bill that was considered on the emergency or major state calendars on second reading shall be valid unless taken at a meeting of the house conferees with a quorum of the house conferees actually present, and the conferees' minutes shall reflect the names of those house conferees who were actually present. Reports to be adopted under this section must be provided to the house conferees at least 12 hours before the convening of the meeting at which the report is to be adopted. Any conference committee report adopted in violation of this section shall not be considered by the house."

(2)  On page 174, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following:

"(b)  No action or recommendation of the house conferees on a bill that was considered on the emergency or major state calendars on second reading shall be valid unless the house conferees met only in a public meeting noticed and held in the same manner as a public meeting of a standing committee under Rule 4, Sections 9-12, and minutes of each meeting were kept and filed as provided by Rule 4, Section 18. Any conference committee report adopted in violation of this section shall not be considered by the house."

(3)  On page 174, line 2, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".