Bill > H4050

This bill establishes special procedures for considering amendments to House Bill No. 4049, which concerns the ride-for-hire industry, a sector that includes services like Uber and Lyft. The key provisions dictate that amendments must be filed electronically with the Clerk of the House by a specific deadline, March 9, 2016, at 10 A.M., unless they are perfecting or consolidating amendments from the committee on Ways and Means, which is a legislative committee responsible for financial matters. The Clerk will notify the amendment's sponsor upon receipt and assign it a number, and a printed copy of the electronically filed amendment will serve as the official version. The bill also clarifies that, with an exception for members to withdraw their amendments from a consolidated amendment and offer them individually, no unrelated proposals can be introduced under the guise of further amendments, and consolidated amendments cannot be split into separate votes. Any amendment that does not follow these special rules will be considered withdrawn.