PRINTER'S NO. 3661
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
856
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, RYAN, ROWE, LEWIS, DUSH, JAMES, COOK AND
GROVE, APRIL 29, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 29, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Amending House Rule 59, further providing for lay on the table.
RESOLVED, That House Rule 59 be amended to read:
RULE 59
Lay on the Table
A motion to lay on the table is debatable by the Majority
Leader, the Minority Leader, the maker of the motion, the maker
of the amendment under consideration and the prime sponsor of
the bill under consideration. It is not subject to amendment and
carries with it the main question and all other pending
questions which adhere to it, except when an appeal is laid on
the table. The passage of a motion to lay an amendment on the
table shall not cause the subject bill or resolution and all
other amendments to be laid on the table.
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