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Rules committee adopts calendar for April 30, imposes pre-filing requirement for amendments
Summary
The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration voted to place four bills on the calendar for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, and established a pre-filing requirement for amendments under House Rule 3.33; the rule applies to all amendments unless the House suspends it.
The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration voted to adopt the calendar for the day and scheduled four bills for consideration on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, while establishing a pre-filing requirement for amendments.
The action was taken after a motion to adopt the calendar and set a pre-filing requirement for the listed bills. Representative Coulter asked for clarification on whether the pre-filing requirement applied to “all amendments or just rogue amendments.” The chair replied, “It applies to all amendments unless the House suspends the rule, I believe, which has happened on occasion.” The motion prevailed on a voice vote; a numerical tally was not specified in the record.
The items placed on the calendar were identified in committee as House Files 1982 and 2023 and three Senate files as spoken in the hearing transcript: “Senate files 28, 40 7, and 31, 90 6.” The committee record did not provide bill titles, sponsors, or subject matter for those files, and those details were not specified during the meeting.
Committee members cited committee rules in making the procedural change. The chair moved the action “pursuant to rule 1.21 and 3.33,” and the committee noted that rule 3.33 creates a pre-filing requirement for amendments to calendared bills.
The committee adjourned after adopting the calendar and noting the pre-filing requirement.
The record shows the committee adopted the calendar by voice vote and established the pre-filing requirement; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote or additional materials identifying the bills beyond the file numbers spoken on the record.
