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E54Assembly2017-2018 SessionResolution

Change Committee Discharge Rules

Official title

“Amends Assembly Rule IV relating to committees”

Sponsor Brian KolbAD-131
Status
Lost
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

What's happening

The resolution amends Assembly rules to require at least seventy-six sponsors for a motion to discharge a committee from considering a bill.

Why it matters

  1. Raises the threshold for bypassing committee bottlenecks. By requiring at least seventy-six sponsors for a discharge motion, the amendment makes it significantly harder for a small group of legislators to force a bill out of committee, ensuring only measures with broad support move forward.

  2. Strengthens committee gatekeeping power. This change reinforces the role of committees in shaping legislation, potentially limiting the ability of minority factions or individual members to circumvent the standard legislative process.

  3. Could slow the progress of controversial or urgent bills. Requiring a higher number of sponsors may delay or prevent action on bills that are stalled in committee, impacting advocacy efforts and the responsiveness of the legislature to emerging issues.

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Change Committee Discharge Rules

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Brian Kolb

Assembly Member · Assembly District 131

History

  1. Lost
  2. Introduced

Full text

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Assembly Resolution No. 54 BY: M. of A. Kolb AMENDING section 7 of Rule IV of the Assembly rules, in relation to committees RESOLVED, That section 7 of Rule IV of the Assembly rules is amended to read as follows: § 7. Discharge. a. No standing committee shall… Show all

Assembly Resolution No. 54 BY: M. of A. Kolb AMENDING section 7 of Rule IV of the Assembly rules, in relation to committees RESOLVED, That section 7 of Rule IV of the Assembly rules is amended to read as follows: § 7. Discharge. a. No standing committee shall be discharged from the consideration of a bill or resolution until after the printed bill or resolution has been assigned by the Index Clerk to the committee and only in accordance with the provisions of this section. b. A standing committee shall not be discharged from the consideration of a bill or resolution except when sponsored by at least seventy-six members of the House upon motion and by a vote of a majority of all the members elected to the Assembly. No such motion shall be in order, until the committee has had sixty days from the date of referral to such committee to consider such bill nor shall such motion be in order on or after the first Tuesday in May except with unanimous consent of the members or in the discretion of the Speaker where proper notice has been given prior to the first Tuesday in May. c. (1) On any legislative day, not more than one motion to discharge shall be in order; (2) A motion to discharge may only be made by the sponsor of the bill or resolution who has timely filed a request for consideration pursuant to section five of this rule. d. Each motion to discharge, when timely made, shall be placed on the Motion to Discharge Calendar, which shall be printed within two legislative days. No motion to discharge may be considered by the House until such motion has been on such calendar for a period of five calendar legislative days.

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