11-05-2019, 07:59 AM
Although I understand both sides, I ultimately think this is a trivial matter of semantics. Ultimately, I must agree more with Teazle/McChimp though, as the law can regulate whether a legislative act is brought to a vote based on its format, but it cannot regulate whether the assemblyman drafting the legislation formats it correctly when he first proposes that. It would be effectively unenforceable for the reason McChimp states, which is simply that the amendment seems to imply that the assemblyman bears the responsibility for determining whether format is correct so the legislation can go to a vote, whereas the original wording only concerns the Speaker's obligation to recognize correctly formatted legislation so it may be voted upon.
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