Ruling
June 29, 1983
Admissibility of report
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
In accordance with a precedent, there is no authority that a committee of the House, when considering a bill, should report anything to the House but the bill itself. "A Committee is bound by, and is not at liberty to depart from, the order of reference."
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Holding
"A committee's report on a bill is only admissible if it reports the bill itself; it cannot include other matters as this would exceed its specific order of reference."
AI Summary
A ruling clarifying that a committee studying a bill is bound by its order of reference and can only report the bill itself back to the House.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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High