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Amend HR 4 (adopting the permanent rules of the house) as follows:
(1) On page 117, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(2) EXPEDITED CALENDAR, on which shall appear bills and resolutions designated by a member of the house under Rule 14, Section 7.
(2) Renumber the subdivisions of Rule 6, Section 7(a), as appropriate.
(3) On page 197, following line 24, add the following:
Sec. 7. EXPEDITED LEGISLATION. (a) During a regular session, a member may designate for expedited treatment under this section one bill or joint resolution, other than the general appropriations act, of which the member is the author. The member shall make the designation by notifying the chief clerk, in the manner prescribed by the clerk, not earlier than the 31st day of the session or later than the 60th day of the session.
(b) On receipt of a designation under this section, the chief clerk shall provide notice of the designation in writing to the primary author and any joint author of the measure, the speaker, the chair of the committee to which the measure has been referred, the members of each calendar committee, the journal clerk, the parliamentarians, and the committee coordinator. The notice must state the date that the designation was made.
(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the designation is made, the committee to which the measure was referred must report the measure from the committee.
(d) Not later than the 21st day after the date the measure is reported from committee, the Committee on Calendars must set the measure on the expedited calendar.