Discharge

§ 7. Discharge. a. No standing committee shall be discharged from the\nconsideration of a bill or resolution until after the printed bill or\nresolution has been assigned by the Index Clerk to the committee and\nonly in accordance with the provisions of this section.\n b. A standing committee shall not be discharged from the consideration\nof a bill or resolution except upon motion and by a vote of a majority\nof all the members elected to the Assembly. No such motion shall be in\norder, until the committee has had sixty days from the date of referral\nto such committee to consider such bill nor shall such motion be in\norder on or after the first Tuesday in May except with unanimous consent\nof the members or in the discretion of the Speaker where proper notice\nhas been given prior to the first Tuesday in May.\n c. (1) On any legislative day, not more than one motion to discharge\nshall be in order;\n (2) A motion to discharge may only be made by the sponsor of the bill\nor resolution who has timely filed a request for consideration pursuant\nto section five of this rule.\n d. Each motion to discharge, when timely made, shall be placed on the\nMotion to Discharge Calendar, which shall be printed within two\nlegislative days. No motion to discharge may be considered by the House\nuntil such motion has been on such calendar for a period of five\ncalendar legislative days.\n