Point of Order
September 8, 1971
Reference of subject-matter to committee with instruction
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The amendment goes beyond the reference of a subject-matter and departs from well-established form. The House cannot, under the guise of an amendment referring the subject-matter to a committee, also refer certain provisions of the bill itself. The amendment is, in fact, an instruction to a committee to consider certain provisions of the bill; this can be done only after the bill has been read twice and referred to a committee.
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Holding
"An amendment to refer a bill's subject matter to a committee is out of order if it also includes an instruction to study specific provisions of the bill itself before the bill has passed second reading."
AI Summary
A ruling that an amendment referring a bill's subject matter to a committee cannot also contain an instruction to study specific clauses before second reading.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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