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SECTION 7
Discharge
Assembly Rules (CMA) CHAPTER , RULE 4
§ 7. Discharge. a. No standing committee shall be discharged from the
consideration of a bill or resolution until after the printed bill or
resolution has been assigned by the Index Clerk to the committee and
only in accordance with the provisions of this section.

b. A standing committee shall not be discharged from the consideration
of a bill or resolution except upon motion and by a vote of a majority
of all the members elected to the Assembly. No such motion shall be in
order, until the committee has had sixty days from the date of referral
to such committee to consider such bill nor shall such motion be in
order on or after the first Tuesday in May except with unanimous consent
of the members or in the discretion of the Speaker where proper notice
has been given prior to the first Tuesday in May.

c. (1) On any legislative day, not more than one motion to discharge
shall be in order;

(2) A motion to discharge may only be made by the sponsor of the bill
or resolution who has timely filed a request for consideration pursuant
to section five of this rule.

d. Each motion to discharge, when timely made, shall be placed on the
Motion to Discharge Calendar, which shall be printed within two
legislative days. No motion to discharge may be considered by the House
until such motion has been on such calendar for a period of five
calendar legislative days.