Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

Purpose: to limit or extend debate
Can Interrupt the Speaker: No
Requires Second: Yes
Debatable: No
Amendable: Yes
Required Vote: 2/3

Summary:

Description:

Motions in increasing order of precedence:

Original Main Motion: Requires Second, Debatable, Amendable, Majority

Postpone Indefinitely: Requires Second, Debatable, Majority

Amend: Requires Second, Debatable, Amendable, Majority

Refer to Committee: Requires Second, Debatable, Amendable, Majority

Postpone to a Certain Time (Postpone Definitely): Requires Second, Debatable, Amendable, Majority

Limit or Extend Limits of Debate: Requires Second, Amendable, 2/3

Previous Question (Close Debate): Requires Second, 2/3

Lay on the Table: Requires Second, Majority

Call for Orders of the Day: Can Interrupt speaker, -

Raise a Question of Privilege: Can Interrupt speaker, -

Take a Recess: Requires Second, Amendable, Majority

Adjourn: Requires Second, Majority

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn: Requires Second, Amendable, Majority

Motions without order of precedence:

Point of Order: Can Interrupt speaker, -

Appeal: Can Interrupt speaker, Requires Second, Debatable, Majority

Questions or Points of Information: Can Interrupt speaker, -

Suspend the Rules: Requires Second, 2/3

Object to Consideration: Can Interrupt speaker, 2/3

Division of a Question: Requires Second, Amendable, Majority

Consideration by Paragraph-Seriatim: Requires Second, Amendable, Majority

Division of the Assembly: Can Interrupt speaker, -

Rescind: Requires Second, Debatable, Amendable, 2/3

Reconsider: Requires Second, Debatable, Amendable, 2/3