HR 4610 -
By Representative DeBolt
FAILED 01/28/2011
At Rule 12, after "are as follows:" strike all material in
paragraph (A) and insert the following:
"(A) BUDGET BILLS. No final passage vote may be taken on an
operating budget, transportation budget, or capital budget bill until
forty-eight (48) hours after the bill is placed on the third reading
calendar. The forty-eight (48) hour requirement does not apply to
conference reports, which are governed by Joint Rule 24, or to bills
placed on the third reading calendar by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the
members present."
EFFECT: Provides that a final passage vote on a budget bill may not be taken unless the bill has been on the third reading calendar for at least 48 hours. The 48-hour requirement does not apply to bills placed on the calendar by a 2/3 majority vote and certain conference reports.