Point of Order
December 20, 1966
Recommittal; beyond scope of bill
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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Holding
"Amendments proposed at third reading are inadmissible if they are beyond the scope and principle of the bill."
AI Summary
A Speaker's ruling finds a third-reading amendment inadmissible as it is beyond the scope and principle of the bill.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Third Reading
- Significance
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High