ar54(3) (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
ar54(3)(a) (a) One individual proposition amending another individual proposition.
ar54(3)(b) (b) A general proposition amending a specific proposition.
ar54(3)(c) (c) An amendment substantially similar to an amendment already acted upon.
ar54(3)(d) (d) An amendment: 1) amending a statute or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to repealing the law; or 2) repealing a statute or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to amending the law.
ar54(3)(e) (e) An amendment that negates the effect of another assembly amendment previously adopted.
ar54(3)(f) (f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
ar54(3)(g) (g) An amendment to a bill when legislative action on that bill is by law limited to passage, concurrence, indefinite postponement, or nonconcurrence as introduced.
ar54(3)(h) (h) An amendment to a resolution confirming a nomination for appointment under rule 51m.
ar54(4) (4) Amendments that are germane include:
ar54(4)(a) (a) A specific provision amending a general provision.
ar54(4)(b) (b) An amendment that accomplishes the same purpose in a different manner.
ar54(4)(c) (c) An amendment limiting the scope of the proposal.
ar54(4)(d) (d) An amendment adding appropriations necessary to fulfill the original intent of a bill.
ar54(4)(e) (e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
ar54(4)(f) (f) An amendment that changes the effective date of a repeal, reduces the scope of a repeal, or adds a short-term nonstatutory transitional provision to facilitate a repeal.
ar54(5) (5) An amendment to an amendment must be germane to both the amendment and the original proposal.
[(1) am. 1995 A.Res. 2]
ar55 Assembly Rule 55. Sequence of considering amendments.
ar55(1)(1) Before a proposal is ordered engrossed and read the 3rd time, amendments to that proposal shall be considered in the following sequence:
ar55(1)(a) (a) Substitute amendments offered before the present consideration of the proposal shall be considered beginning with the substitute amendment most recently received.
ar55(1)(b) (b) If the first substitute amendment is offered during the consideration of simple amendments to the proposal, the substitute amendment shall be considered before the next simple amendment to the proposal is taken up.
ar55(1)(c) (c) Substitute amendments offered during the consideration of a substitute amendment to the proposal shall be considered in the sequence in which received, but only if another substitute amendment has not been adopted.
ar55(1)(d) (d) Simple amendments shall be considered in numerical sequence.
ar55(2) (2)
ar55(2)(a)(a) Whenever a substitute amendment is before the assembly, simple amendments to it shall be considered in numerical sequence before action on the substitute amendment.
ar55(2)(b) (b) Whenever a simple amendment is before the assembly, amendments to it shall be considered in numerical sequence before action on the simple amendment.
ar55(3) (3) The adoption of one substitute amendment precludes consideration of any other substitute amendment to the proposal.
[(1)(a), (c) and (d) am.; (b) cr. 1989 A.Res. 2]