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Point of Order December 20, 1966

Recommittal; beyond scope of bill

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Hon. Lucien Lamoureux

Speaker of the House

Ruling Text

The scope of the amendments allowed at third reading is more limited than at second reading; in this case, the proposed amendment is beyond the scope of the bill and is not actually included in the principle of the bill.
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A Speaker's ruling finds a third-reading amendment inadmissible as it is beyond the scope and principle of the bill.

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Holding
"Amendments proposed at third reading are inadmissible if they are beyond the scope and principle of the bill."
Outcome
Sustained
Tone
Educational
Procedural Stage
Third Reading
Significance
Low High

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