HF 3241

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to legislative procedure; prohibiting final passage of a bill or conference
report on the day it is received by a body, with certain exceptions; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [3.358] PREVENTION OF UNINFORMED LEGISLATORS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Body not to act on day bill received. new text end

new text begin A bill or a conference
committee report may not be considered for final passage during the same legislative day
on which it was reported to the body, except by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
members of the body receiving the bill or report. On the final legislative day before a
constitutionally required adjournment, this requirement may be waived by the affirmative
vote of 40 members of the senate for senate consideration or the affirmative vote of 80
members of the house of representatives for house consideration. If this requirement is
waived, the body must not act on final passage before a minimum of one hour has passed
from the time the bill or committee report was received by the body.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Amendments. new text end

new text begin Amending substantially equivalent provisions from a
noncomplying bill or conference committee report onto a complying bill for the purpose
of evading the requirements of subdivision 1 is also a violation of subdivision 1.
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