PRINTER'S NO. 2693
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
627
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REED, DECEMBER 21, 2015
INTRODUCED, DECEMBER 21, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Adopting a temporary rule of the House of Representatives
relating solely to the General Appropriation Bill for the
fiscal year 2015-2016, Senate Bill No. 1073 (2015).
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives adopt a temporary
rule to read:
TEMPORARY RULE
For consideration of the General Appropriation Bill for the
fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2015, Senate Bill No. 1073
(2015), Rules 19(b) and 21 of the 2015-2016 General Operating
Rules of the House of Representatives, and the temporary rule
adopted by House Resolution No. 617, Printer's Number 2664,
shall not apply, and this temporary rule shall apply.
Any amendment offered on the floor of the House to Senate
Bill No. 1073 that proposes to increase spending of State
dollars for the Commonwealth's proposed fiscal year or prior
fiscal years above the levels contained in Senate Bill No. 1073
as reported from the Appropriations Committee shall not be in
order and may not be considered unless the same amendment
contains sufficient reductions in line items of Senate Bill No.
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1073 so that the amendment offered does not result in a net
increase in the total proposed spending contained within Senate
Bill No. 1073. Any amendment, as prepared by the Legislative
Reference Bureau, must be submitted to the Office of the Chief
Clerk within two hours of the adoption of this temporary rule.
Debate on any debatable question related to Senate Bill No.
1073 shall be limited to five minutes each time a member is
recognized. On the bill, a sponsor of an amendment shall be
entitled to be recognized twice, a maker of a debatable motion
shall be entitled to be recognized twice, any other members
shall be entitled to be recognized once.
Senate Bill No. 1073 shall be considered on three different
days. All amendments made thereto shall be printed for the use
of the members before the final vote is taken thereon, and
before the final vote is taken, upon written request addressed
to the presiding officer by at least 25% of the members elected
to the House, Senate Bill No. 1073 shall be read at length.
Senate Bill No. 1073 shall not become law unless, on its final
passage, the vote is taken by yeas and nays, the names of
persons voting for it and against it are entered on the Journal,
and a majority of the members elected to the House is recorded
thereon as voting in its favor. (Constitution, Article III,
Section 4).
Members shall be notified when Senate Bill No. 1073 is
scheduled to be voted on second and third consideration. A
change in the printer's number as a result of third
consideration shall not require an additional notice of final
passage. Senate Bill No. 1073 may not receive action on final
passage until at least six hours have elapsed from the time the
bill and its amendatory language was available to the public.
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No vote on final passage of Senate Bill No. 1073 can occur
before the date of the scheduled vote.
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