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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 26 FILED ON: 1/31/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 55 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | House of Representatives, January 31, 2023. |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 8 | 8 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 9 | 9 | | _______________ |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1 Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of any rule to the contrary, amendments to |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2House Order No. 2025, “proposed Joint Rules governing the 2023-2024 legislative session”, or |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3substitute text recommended for or offered to the subject matter contained therein, shall be |
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| 13 | 13 | | 4properly filed with the Clerk of the House in electronic format to be determined by the Clerk as |
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| 14 | 14 | | 5directed by the Speaker prior to five o’clock P.M. on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 except for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 6perfecting or consolidating amendments offered by the committee on Rules; provided that the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 7Clerk shall notify by electronic communication the primary sponsor of each amendment of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | 8receipt of such amendment and the number assigned by said Clerk to said amendment; provided |
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| 18 | 18 | | 9further, that the Clerk shall print each amendment so filed electronically; and such printed copy |
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| 19 | 19 | | 10shall be considered to be the official amendment; and be it further |
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| 20 | 20 | | 11Ordered, That, except for perfecting or consolidated amendments offered by the committee on |
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| 21 | 21 | | 12Rules, no proposition on a subject different from the amendment under consideration shall be 2 of 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 13admitted under color of a further amendment, except that, any member may remove his or her |
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| 23 | 23 | | 14amendment from the consolidated amendment and offer it as an amendment in the first degree, to |
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| 24 | 24 | | 15be acted upon before action is taken on the consolidated amendment; provided further, that, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 16notwithstanding the provisions of House Rule 74, consolidated amendments may not be divided; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 17and be it further |
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| 27 | 27 | | 18Ordered, That, any amendment not complying with the provisions of the special rules of |
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| 28 | 28 | | 19procedure stated herein shall be considered withdrawn. |
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