Guest JA4687 Posted October 29, 2013 at 10:27 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 at 10:27 PM We have a student senate within our student government and they recently suspended our timeline for bill adoption within our bylaws so that they could present a new bill and vote on it within the same meeting since it was the last meeting of the term and these senators were going to be replaced. Is there anything in RRON that would prohibit this? The legislation was a bylaw ammendment, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 29, 2013 at 10:30 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 at 10:30 PM They can only do what the bylaws allow them to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JA4687 Posted October 29, 2013 at 10:41 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 at 10:41 PM so since they suspended that section they could do whatever they want essentially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 29, 2013 at 11:17 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 at 11:17 PM so since they suspended that section they could do whatever they want essentially.Do the bylaws allow them to suspend that section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JA4687 Posted October 29, 2013 at 11:51 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 at 11:51 PM Do the bylaws allow them to suspend that section?it doesn't say they can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 29, 2013 at 11:56 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 at 11:56 PM If the bylaws don't say they can then they can't (RONR p. 263 ll. 1-7 and pp. 263-264 ll. 29-5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 30, 2013 at 12:39 AM Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 at 12:39 AM We have a student senate within our student government and they recently suspended our timeline for bill adoption within our bylaws so that they could present a new bill and vote on it within the same meeting since it was the last meeting of the term and these senators were going to be replaced. Is there anything in RRON that would prohibit this? Rules within the bylaws may only be suspended if the bylaws provide for their suspension or if the rule is in the nature of a rule of order. While I believe a "timeline for bill adoption" would be in the nature of a rule of order, it seems likely that some of those provisions are intended to protect absentees, and therefore, they still could not be suspended unless the bylaws so provide. See RONR, 11th ed., pgs. 263-265 for more information on rules that cannot be suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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