GB 47, Senate Efficiency Act

Senate Efficiency Act

GB 47, 81st Session

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Ducote', Fabricius, and Palin

Current Status:

Idle in Government Operations Cmte.

Report(s):

GO-19, GO-49

Long Title:

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE ON CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS

Summary of Purpose:

Provides revisions to Senate Rules to allow for more efficient consideration of amendments.

Consideration History:

10-10-2001 Senate:

First Reading
Referred to the Government Operations Committee by the Student Senate President

10-17-2001 Committee:

The Government Operations Committee reported the bill to Senate by consent, GO-19

10-24-2001 Senate:

Second Reading
Referred to the Government Operations Committee

3-6-2002 Committee:

The Government Operations Committee discontinued consideration of the bill by consent, GO-49

Online Text

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GOVERNMENT BILL 47

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO provide for notice on consideration of amendments and RELATED matters

Short Title: Senate Efficiency Act (Senate)

Sponsored by: Senators Ducote, Fabricius and Palin

First Reading: October 10, 2001 Version Date: October 2, 2001

Referred to: __________________________________________________________.

BE IT ENACTED, by the North Carolina State University Student Senate that:

Section 1. Student Body Statutes §2-2.17 shall be amended by inserting Section (c) as follows:

(c) Motions to amend. No motions by a Senator to amend legislation shall be in order, except by consent of two-thirds of the Senate, unless the Senator has submitted the amendment to the Senate electronically in the manner prescribed by the President at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.

Section 2. Student Body Statutes §2-2.17(e) shall be amended by striking:

"All motions to amend legislation shall be written and shall be submitted to the Legislative Secretary at the time of their introduction. The President shall determine whether any amendment is in the nature of a substitute and therefore out of order."

Section 3. Student Body Statutes §2-2.15(d) shall be amended by striking "twenty-four (24) hours" and inserting "forty-eight (48) hours".

Section 4. Student Body Statutes §2-2-12(b) shall be amended by inserting after "limited or extended.";

"A report must be submitted no later than 9 o'clock AM on the Monday prior to a Wednesday Senate meeting in order to be considered at that meeting."

Section 5. Student Body Statutes §2-2-12(b) shall be amended by inserting after "two-thirds majority of the Senate.";

"provided that the notice of intent to offer the motion is sent to all Senators by electronic mail at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting."

Section 6. Student Body Statutes §2-2.9(c) shall be amended by adding;

"No referred legislation shall be considered by committee unless the chair has notified the Senate via electronic mail twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting at which consideration is scheduled."

Section 7 This bill shall be effective upon the adjournment of the meeting at which it is adopted.

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