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SECTION 3
Petition for Consideration
Senate Rules (CMS) CHAPTER , RULE 12
§ 3. Petition for Consideration. a. The sponsor of any bill may file
with the Journal Clerk, no less than forty-five days after a bill has
been referred to a committee, a petition requesting that such bill be
moved to the calendar for consideration. Such petition shall be filed
with the Journal Clerk. Once the petition is signed by at least
three-fifths of the members elected, the petition shall be read during
the order of presentation of petitions and the bill reported to the
third reading calendar.

b. No petition for consideration shall be in order on or after the
first Monday in June.