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Joseph Moody: “There is no authorization under house rules or precedent for…”

Featuring: Joseph Moody, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 78

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House-Senate Dispute Over Amendments to Senate Bill 293

Published | Video Starts at 01:12

When the house adopts a committee substitute with four amendments to a senate bill, there is no authorization for a portion. There is no authorization under house rules or precedent for the house to recede from a portion of its amendments. There is certainly no rule or precedent that the chair is aware of that authorizes the senate to amend house amendments to a senate bill. (01:12–01:19)

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Asserts that house rules do not allow partial receding from amendments.

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