Ginger Cleary,Rome, GA ww.rihadin.com Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine Member GSDCA Member Sawnee Mtn Kennel Club GA Director Responsible Dog Owners of the Eastern States. -----Original Message----- Forwarded email Crossposting requested - Dana ----- Original Message ----- From: BRAT To: Brat Zinsmaster Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 12:08 PM Subject: AB1634 ... OFFICIAL BILL STATUS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT! Emails have been circulating today regarding the OFFICIAL BILL "status". I spoke with Peter Detwiler (from Local Government Committee) this morning. He told me that he had spoken to the Senate Committee Secretary to make certain that the corrected information was there. I explained that "no" the information is still inaccurate. Then, Peter and I both checked the website again. He is going to address this matter first thing tomorrow morning so that the information can be corrected. In the meantime, AB1634 is "still" in Local Government. It will be heard at 8am on Wednesday, 11 July, in Room 112. There will be no changes to this information despite what may have appeared on the "status" listed today! Then, I asked him further questions. I wanted to know "if" this bill can be stopped at the Committee level. Here are some of his comments. I tried to write notes as quickly as possible while we were speaking. Mr. Detwiler explained that we may hear "Do Pass" or "Do Pass as Amended" in which case it goes to the Committee on Appropriations since it is a fiscal bill. Three votes will be needed "only if moved". It is only necessary for "one" Senator to move the bill. It does "not" required a 2nd Senator to so motion. Only "one" Senator is required. Here is an example: Let's say a Senator makes a motion. Then, the Chair will call for a vote. You will hear the Committee Secretary say the Chair's name. Then, the Chair will vote. Then, you will hear the Committee Secretary repeat back that Senator's name and their vote. Then, the Committee Secretary will say the next person's name and again repeat back their name and vote ... and ... so on. At the end of this process, the Committee Secretary will tell the Chair the vote ... and then ... the Chair will announce the vote. That is when it is official. At this point, we may hear "Motion passes" or "Motion fails" or "The bill is with us." The latter "The bill is with us" means "The bill is dead!" "If" there is no motion, "then" there is no vote. The bill doesn't go forward. "If" there is a motion, "then" we want to hear less than 3 AYES! [Note from Brat: I hope the above makes sense. I was writing in shorthand as quickly as possible. Mr. Detwiler was extremely helpful. He is going to return to his work on the bill today and I promised to send out an announcement to advise that the "status" information is incorrect.] Brat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- See what's free at AOL.com. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Links The CCA is only as strong as its members. Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe . __,_._,___ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/885 - Release Date: 7/3/2007 10:02 AM ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================