Ruling
February 24, 1969
Reading stages of a bill
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The rules permit third reading of a bill on the same day if the report from the committee does not include an amendment at the report stage. "It is only when there is an amendment proposed and debated at the report stage that there cannot be two stages on the same day." A bill cannot be given two readings on the same day. Because report stage is not a reading stage, a bill may be adopted at report stage and given third reading on the same day.
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Holding
"A bill may be adopted at report stage and given third reading on the same day because report stage is not a reading stage, provided no amendment was debated."
AI Summary
A bill can proceed from report stage to third reading on the same day unless an amendment was debated at report stage.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Government Orders
- Significance
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