Ruling
April 17, 1973
Committee report; amendment
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The proposed amendment suggests that the committee report not be concurred in but that the committee be instructed to consider a number of alternative policies that were not referred to in the original terms of reference given to the committee. This proposal is an entirely new question and cannot be considered as an amendment.
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Holding
"An amendment to a motion to concur in a committee report is out of order if it introduces a new question or instructs the committee on matters beyond its original terms of reference."
AI Summary
The Speaker ruled an amendment to a committee report concurrence motion out of order because it introduced a new question beyond the committee's mandate.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Neutral
- Procedural Stage
- Routine Proceedings
- Significance
Low
High