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MO SR2131
Resolution
Status
Introduced
12/31/1969
Primary Sponsor
Richard Sifton
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AI Summary
- Amends Senate Rule 50 to specify that when the Senate considers committee reports, the presiding officer shall recognize committee chairmen in order of seniority, with exceptions for the chairmen of Rules and Fiscal Oversight committees
- Requires bills sent forward from committees to be placed on the appropriate calendar in the order received and arranged by the chairman
- Maintains existing provisions allowing one-third of senators elected to relieve a committee of further consideration and place a bill on the calendar
- Preserves requirement that a majority of senators present (but not less than one-third elected) may refer a bill back to the same or another committee before final passage
- Keeps existing protections requiring bill authors to be given opportunity to appear and be heard before a committee reports a bill adversely
Legislative Description
Proposed Rule Change - Rule 50
Last Action
Resolutions Calendar--SR 2131-Sifton
5/18/2018
Full Bill Text
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