Ruling
December 13, 1973
Dividing ways and means motion
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
There is no precedent for dividing a motion preceding a bill. "... there are a large number of... precedents which indicate that a notice of a ways and means motion refers not to one single question but to diverse and different and complex questions... " Long-established practice, therefore, makes it very difficult to rule that this particular ways and means motion should be divided.
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Holding
"A Ways and Means motion cannot be divided by the Chair, as there is no precedent for such an action and established practice allows these motions to contain multiple complex questions."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled that a Ways and Means motion cannot be divided, citing a lack of precedent and long-established practice.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Denied
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
Low
High