NE2: Maximum Legislative Efficiency Act (Law)

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Maximum Legislative Efficiency Act

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Sponsor: Representative Deus naturae

Debate on this bill will be open for 72 hours, or until around 9:45PM on Saturday, February 8, unless modified or extended.  The sponsor, Rep. Deus, is encouraged to speak on behalf of the bill within the next 36 hours.  If he does not, the bill will be tabled, as there is other pending legislation in the queue.

The floor is open for debate.

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Well, as Speaker, I have a little bit to say about it.

It's hard enough trying to be around to efficiently move 2 bills at the same time.  I can't imagine trying to move 4 at the same time (other than the budget) without having more freedom in scheduling so every bill starts and ends around the same time.

I could possibly agree to debating a total of 3 non-budget bills simultaneously, but 4 is simply too much to handle logisitically.

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I can vote in favor of this, though I would hope moving forward this slot isn't used excessively. 

It would be useful for time-sensitive things like constitutional amendments.  Regardless of whether this passes, breaking from my tradition of placing bills in order, I will be putting my proposed constitutional amendment in the NE2 or NE3 slots next because it needs to pass by next Friday to get on the ballot this month.

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The debate period is over.  It is now time to vote on final passage of the bill, as amended:

Maximum Legislative Efficiency Act
Section 2(a) of the SOAP is hereby amended to read:

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This vote will remain open for the earlier of 48 hours or when all representatives have voted.

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Aye

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By a vote of 5-0, the bill passes and goes to the governor's desk for his signature or veto.

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By a vote of 5-0, the bill passes and goes to the governor's desk for his signature or veto.

Governor doesn't need to approve SoAP amendments.

According to Cinicnnatus, under recent practice, he does.  The next proposed amendment to the SOAP in the queue changes that.

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The governor has signed this into law.