Point of Order
July 21, 1980
Beyond scope of motion; substantive motion
Hon. Jeanne Sauvé
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The proposed amendment raises a question completely foreign to the one contained in the main motion. Since it involves an amendment which represents a new proposition of a substantive nature, notice is required before it can be debated.
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Holding
"An amendment is out of order if it introduces a new substantive proposition that is beyond the scope of the main motion, as such a proposition requires its own notice."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment out of order because it introduced a new substantive topic beyond the scope of the main motion, which requires notice.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Debate on a motion
- Significance
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High