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Session of 2000
          HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6009           By Representative Carmody           2-17          

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  9             A  RESOLUTION amending the permanent rules of the House of Rep-
10             resentatives for the 1999-2000 biennium relating to amendments to
11             appropriation bills.
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13             Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan-
14       sas: That the permanent rules of the House of Representatives for the
15       1999-2000 biennium be amended by the addition of a new rule to read
16       as follows:
17             ``Rule 2108. Amendments to Appropriation Bills. Upon motion
18       approved by an affirmative vote of 63 members of the House of Repre-
19       sentatives, the consideration of any bill specified in such motion which
20       contains one or more items of appropriation of money shall be subject to
21       the following: An amendment that adds or increases an item of appro-
22       priation of money shall not be in order unless the amendment contains
23       an equal or greater reduction in one or more other items of appropriation
24       of money in such bill. Such motion shall be in order only after it has been
25       announced that the next order of business is such bill, a member has been
26       recognized to carry the bill and no amendment that adds or increases an
27       item of appropriation of money has yet been offered to the bill. The
28       provisions of this motion shall not apply to an amendment that makes an
29       adjustment in an item of appropriation of money solely to correct a tech-
30       nical clerical error.''
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