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Resume Consideration

Interrupt Speaker?: NO Second?: REQUIRED Precedence:
  1. Adjourn
  2. Recess
  3. Question of Privilege
  4. Postpone Temporarily
  5. Close Debate
  6. Limit Debate
  7. Postpone Definitely
  8. Refer to Committee
  9. Amend
  10. a. The Main Motion
    b. Specific Main Motions
    Reconsider
    Rescind
    Resume Consideration
Debatable?: NO Amendable?: NO
Vote: MAJORITY Precedence: LOWEST Over other new main motions only
Applies to?: Main motions that have been postponed temporarily Other Motions?: To withdraw
Notes:
  • The purpose of this motion is to enable the House to take up and consider a motion that was postponed temporarily during the same House.
  • If the main motion that was postponed temporarily had subsidiary motions attached to it, these motions still adhere to it when consideration is resumed and must be disposed of in the usual order.
  • If the motion to close debate or limit debate has been passed before the main motion was postponed temporarily, these motions are still in effect when consideration is resumed.

Incidental Motions:

Motions: Appeal | Suspend Rules | Consider Informally
Requests: Point of Order | Parliamentary Inquiry | Withdraw a Motion | Division of Question | Division of Assembly


QUICK REFERENCE TOOLS

Interrupt Speaker | Requires a Second | Debatable / Amendable | Vote Required

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