SR 107-06: Harry S Truman Memorial Anti-Lazy Legislating Resolution (Passed)

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SENATE RESOLUTION

To combat the rise in "arms length legislating" and to help facilitate the production of budgets in the future

Be it resolved in the Senate Assembled that the Senate Rules shall be amended as follows:

The Harry S Truman Memorial Anti-Lazy Legislating Resolution

1. Article 2, Section 8 shall be included as follows with the existing 8 renumbered as 9.

8.) All legislation raising revenue must be submitted along with revenue estimates to be brought to the floor. All legislation changing spending must explicitly state the amounts spent or redirected to be brought to the floor.

2.Article 3, Section 1  shall be amended as follows:

1.) During the course of debate on legislation, any sitting Senator may offer amendments to the legislation. The President Pro Tempore may remove amendments from consideration that are functionally impractical, frivolous, directly unconstitutional, raise revenue without submitting an estimate, spend vague amounts of money, or lack clear intent regarding the changes to be made. The amendment sponsor shall have 24 hours to object to the decision and may overturn the action with the concurrence of 1/3rd of his fellow Senators. Unless stated otherwise in the amendment, components of the underlying legislation not referenced in an amendment will remain unchanged.

People's and Regions Senate of Atlasia
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Sponsor: North Carolina Yankee

The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized.

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Opening a final vote in 24 hours.

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I would raise an objection to offer a very minor amendment, if a senator would be so kind:

SENATE RESOLUTION

To combat the rise in "arms length legislating" and to help facilitate the production of budgets in the future

Be it resolved in the Senate Assembled that the Senate Rules shall be amended as follows:

The Harry S Truman Memorial Anti-Lazy Legislating Resolution

1. Article 2, Section 8 shall be included as follows with the existing 8 renumbered as 9.

8.) All legislation raising revenue must be submitted along with revenue estimates to be brought to the floor. All legislation changing spending must explicitly state the amounts spent or redirected to be brought to the floor.

2.Article 3, Section 1  shall be amended as follows:

1.) During the course of debate on legislation, any sitting Senator may offer amendments to the legislation. The President Pro Tempore may remove amendments from consideration that are functionally impractical, frivolous, directly unconstitutional, raise change revenue without submitting an estimate, spend vague amounts of money, or lack clear intent regarding the changes to be made. The amendment sponsor shall have 24 hours to object to the decision and may overturn the action with the concurrence of 1/3rd of his fellow Senators. Unless stated otherwise in the amendment, components of the underlying legislation not referenced in an amendment will remain unchanged.

People's and Regions Senate of Atlasia
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Tax changes of all kinds should be scored. Also, while we're on the subject, those two tax laws we passed recently will have to be scored for the next fiscal year.

Sponsoring this. 24 hours to object

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Opening a final vote in 24 hours

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Opening a final vote in 24 hours.

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A final vote is now open. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

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Aye

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Final Vote:


Aye (15): Dabbing Santa, OBD, Kuumo, Western Democrat, Ishan, S019, Joseph Cao, Old School Republican, DeadPrez, Tack, Muad’dib, Spark, MB, Discolovante

Nay (0):

Abstain (1): West Midlander

Not voting (2): Pericles, CentristRepublican


The resolution is adopted.