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House committee adopts modest rules clarifications on speeches, props and consent calendar
Summary
The committee adopted the first substitute of House Resolution 7, clarifying that motion makers may speak to original motions, permitting brief prepared statements with presiding-officer permission, and removing a presiding-officer power to reassign consent-calendar bills so reassignment requires a majority vote.
The House Rules Standing Committee on Feb. 25 favorably recommended House Resolution 7 (first substitute) as amended, a package of rule clarifications affecting debate procedures and the consent calendar.
Representative Cheryl Dunnigan (presenting) described the first substitute as codifying several existing…
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