Multi-sponsorship

§ 3. Multi-sponsorship. a. Any number of members of the Assembly may\njoin in the multi-sponsorship of a bill. When a bill is first\nintroduced and before it is printed, the names of all multi-sponsors\nshall appear on the printed bill upon the following conditions:\n (1) Multi-sponsors shall file a written request to act as such with\nthe Index Clerk of the Assembly on forms provided. The request so filed\nshall indicate that the first name appearing on the bill shall be deemed\nthe introducer and all others deemed multi-sponsors.\n (2) The introducer shall at all times retain exclusive control of the\nbill.\n (3) After a multi-sponsored bill has been printed, any multi-sponsor\ndesiring to withdraw from such multi-sponsorship shall file a written\nrequest on forms provided, so that such member's name will be stricken\nas a multi-sponsor from the records of the Index Clerk. The printed\nbill, however, shall not be reprinted.\n b. Members of the Assembly and members-elect may multi-sponsor bills\nthat have been pre-filed and bills introduced after the opening of each\nlegislative session upon the following conditions:\n (1) After a bill has been introduced and printed and before final\npassage any member or members may file with the Index Clerk, on forms\nprovided, to become a multi-sponsor of such bill, which forms must be\nsigned by the introducer and the multi-sponsor.\n (2) Such bill shall not be reprinted solely for the purpose of adding\nor deleting names of multi-sponsors.\n (3) The introducer shall at all times retain exclusive control of such\nbill.\n (4) Any member, having become a multi-sponsor of a bill, may withdraw\nfrom such by filing a written request with the Index Clerk, on forms\nprovided, requesting such member's name be stricken as a multi-sponsor\nfrom such clerk's records.\n (5) Any member who has become a multi-sponsor of a bill in the manner\nset forth herein shall have the right to distribute such bill bearing\nthe endorsement "multi-sponsored by" and insert his or her own name as\nmulti-sponsor.\n