A. REFERENCE LINES

        When preparing to amend a bill at any stage of the legislative process, the first thing the drafter must do is to note which version of the bill is to be amended, i.e., the introduced version, the first printing, or the engrossed printing. The amendment itself must contain a statement at the end (known as the reference line) indicating which version is being amended.

         (1) Introduced Version (First House Committee Amendments)

        If the introduced version of the bill is to be amended by the first house committee, a reference line must be inserted at the end of the amendment as follows:
            (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as introduced.)

         (2) First Printing (First House Floor Amendments and Second House Committee Amendments)

        After an introduced bill is passed out of the first house committee and the committee report is adopted on the floor, the bill is printed for the first time. This version of the bill may be amended on second or third reading in the first house or by a second house committee.

             (a) Second or Third Reading Floor Amendments

            If the first printing is to be amended on second or third reading in the first house, the amendment must contain a reference line as follows:

                (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as printed _________, 20__.)

             (b) Second House Committee Amendments

             No Floor Amendments

            If the first printing of the bill is not amended on second or third reading and the bill is passed out of the first house, it is the first printing of the bill that the second house committee will consider. If the second house committee is to amend the bill, the amendment must contain a reference line referring to the first printing as follows:
                (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as printed __________, 20__.)

             Unincorporated Floor Amendments

            If:
                (i) the first printing of the bill was amended on second or third reading;
                (ii) the bill was passed out of the first house;
                (iii) the second or third reading amendments are not incorporated into a reprinted version of the bill; and
                (iv) the second house committee is to amend the bill;
            the amendment must contain a reference line referring to the first printing and to the unincorporated first house floor amendments as follows:
                    (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as printed ___________,20__, and as amended on motion of Senator [Representative] __________ adopted ____________, 20__, and on motion of Senator [Representative] _________ adopted ____________, 20__.)

             Unincorporated Committee of One Report

            If there are unincorporated changes that are made in the committee report of a Committee of One, the reference line should read as follows:
                    (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as printed ____________, 20__, and as amended by the committee report of the committee of one adopted ___________, 20__.)

             Unincorporated Technical Corrections

            If there are unincorporated changes that are made by Senate Rule 34 or House Rule 67 technical corrections, the reference line should read as follows:
                    (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as printed ____________, 20__, and as corrected under Senate Rule 34 [House Rule 67] ___________, 20__.)

         (3) Reprinted First Printing (Second House Committee Amendments)

        Sometimes a bill will be reprinted to incorporate second reading amendments. This reprinted version will be printed on yellow paper and will contain the date on which it was reprinted. If a second house committee is to amend a reprinted bill, the amendment must contain a reference line as follows:
                (Reference is to SB [HB] ____ as reprinted _________, 20__.)

         (4) Engrossed Printing (Second House Floor Amendments)

        After a bill is passed out of the second house committee and the committee report is adopted on the floor, the bill is again printed. This version of the bill is referred to as the engrossed printing.
             (a) Second Reading Amendments
            If the engrossed bill is to be amended on second reading in the second house, the amendment must contain a reference line as follows:
                (Reference is to ESB [EHB] ____ as printed ___________, 20__.)
             (b) Incorporated Floor Amendments

            If the engrossed bill is amended by the second house on second reading and the bill is reprinted (on yellow paper) to incorporate those amendments, any further amendment of the bill (such as on third reading or by a conference committee) must contain a reference line as follows:
                    (Reference is to ESB [EHB] ____ as reprinted __________, 20__.)

             (c) Unincorporated Floor Amendments

            If the engrossed bill is amended by the second house on second reading and the bill is not reprinted to incorporate those amendments, any further amendment of the bill (such as on third reading or by a conference committee) must contain a reference line as follows:
                 Example:
                    (Reference is to ESB [EHB] ____ as printed ___________ , 20__, and as amended on motion

of Representative [Senator] ____ adopted ____________, 20__, and on motion of Representative [Senator] _____ adopted ___________, 20__.)

                 Example:
                    (Reference is to ESB [EHB]____ as printed____,20__, and as amended by the committee report of the Committee of One adopted_____, 20__.)

             (d) Unincorporated Technical Corrections

            If there are unincorporated changes that are made by Senate Rule 33(c) or House Rule 67 technical corrections, the reference line must read as follows:
                    (Reference is to ESB [EHB] ____ as printed ____________, 20__, and as corrected under House Rule 67 [Senate Rule 33(c)] _________, 20__.)

B. DRAFTING TERMINOLOGY

        Use the following terminology whenever amending a bill. These instructions are for the benefit of the legislative printer, who must follow the instructions literally. Because of computer programming, it is very important to always remember to include ending quotation marks when using quotation marks. [See AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS NOT FOUND IN A PRINTED BILL, Page 66, for additional rules affecting bills in the second house committee.]

         A summary of commonly used drafting commands may be found in EXHIBIT 23, Page 106.

         (1) Altering Introductory Clauses

            To cause material to be removed, use "delete".

                 Example:        Page 1, line 1, delete "AMENDED".

            To cause material to be added, use "insert".

                 Example:    Page 1, line 1, delete "AMENDED" and insert "ADDED".

         (2) Altering Nonamendatory SECTIONS of a Bill (i.e., changes in a SECTION of the bill adding entirely new material such as a new section, a new chapter, and the text of a noncode SECTION.)

            To cause material to be removed from text, use "delete" .

                 Example:    Page 1, line 6, delete "article".

            To cause material to be added to the text, use "insert".

                 Example:    Page 1, line 6, delete "article" and insert " chapter".

         (3) Altering Amendatory SECTIONS of a Bill ( i.e., changes in text of a SECTION of the bill that amends a section of existing law.)

            To cause material in bold type to be removed from text, use "delete".

                 Example:    Page 1, line 6, delete "article".

            To cause material in roman type to appear in cancelled type, use "strike".

                 Example:    Page 1, line 7, strike "1979,".

            To cause material to be added in bold type, use "insert".

                 Example:    Page 2, line 7, after "director" insert " or deputy".

                 Example:    Page 4, line 10, strike "agency" and insert " commission".

                 Example:    Page 5, line 15, delete "district" and insert " authority".

            To cause material in cancelled type to be reset in roman type, use "reset in roman".

                 Example:    Page 3, line 8, reset in roman "commissioner".

            [Note: Do not show the stricken material as stricken in the instruction to reset in roman.]

         (4) Adding New SECTIONS to a Bill

            To add an amendatory Indiana Code provision, use "insert:" and indicate the necessary typefaces.

                 Example:    Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new paragraph and insert:

                    "SECTION 1. IC 5-6-7-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1997]: Sec. 1. A person is authorized to may ... .".

            To add a new Code provision or a noncode provision, use "insert:" and indicate the necessary typefaces.

                 Example:    Page 6, between lines 21 and 22, begin a new paragraph and insert:

                    "SECTION ... IC 5-6-7-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1997]: Sec. 10. ....".

         IMPORTANT NOTE: Always check the daily action file, the Table of Amendments, Repeals, and Additions, and the Comprehensive Citation Report to determine conflicts with other legislation. Make certain that all succeeding SECTIONS and references to SECTIONS in the bill are renumbered accordingly. Also, check the title, and, if necessary, recommend a title amendment to the majority attorney of the chamber considering the bill.

         (5) Altering the Entire Body of a Bill by Bill Stripping

        For inserting an entirely new body of text into a bill, use the following language:

            Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

        Because the subject matter of the new material is often different from that in the original bill, determine if a title amendment is necessary.

        Avoid "stripping" a bill if the amendment can be done by use of line and page references. If the drafter or legislator decides that bill stripping is still the best approach, check the rules of each house to determine its policy on bill stripping before proceeding.

        Also keep in mind at conference committee time that if a conference committee inserts a totally new subject matter into a bill (material that has not previously been passed by one of the houses), the senate rules require that the conference committee report be referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative

Procedures.

        If that committee approves the report, the bill is then placed on a special calendar for consideration.

         (6) Changing a Title

        To amend an existing title or to add an entirely new title, say:
        Delete the title and insert the following:
                A BILL FOR AN ACT . . .
        Avoid overly specific titles. Say "A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning local government" rather than "... concerning the fire protection district tax of the town of Spring Grove".

         (7) Use of Quotation Marks

        Material to be inserted in a bill should be enclosed by quotation marks, except when a bill is stripped.

             Example:    Page 8, between lines 9 and 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:

            " "Person" means an individual, a corporation, or a partnership.".

         (8) Renumbering SECTIONS of a Bill

        To renumber the SECTIONS of a bill when a SECTION is added or removed, the drafter should renumber all of the SECTIONS of the bill by adding a renumbering command immediately before the reference line as follows:
            Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
        Whenever SECTIONS are renumbered, carefully check for any internal references to those SECTIONS that should be changed.

         (9) Changing Effective Dates in One or More SECTIONS

        Whenever an effective date is changed in a SECTION, the drafter can use individual line and page references or the drafter can change several consecutive SECTIONS of the bill at once. Remember that a separate noncode SECTION may be needed to declare an emergency in some cases. [See Early Effective Dates, Page 48.]

             (a) Replacing Effective Dates in Several SECTIONS

            Assume that a bill contains 15 SECTIONS and that SECTION 3 has been removed. To change the effective date in the remaining SECTIONS, use the following form:

                Replace the effective dates in SECTIONS 4 through 15 with "[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]".

                Note: When this command is used, it must be the first command in the document, except for a title amendment.

             (b) Replacing an Effective Date in Only One SECTION

                Page 3, line 16, delete "[EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000]" and insert "[EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2000]".

                Replace the effective date in SECTION 3 with "[EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001].".

         (10) Miscellaneous Drafting Commands

             (a) To delete new material from or strike part of a line:

                    Page 1, line 6, delete [strike] "individual who wishes to ride the".

             (b) To delete or strike an entire line, say:

                    Page 1, delete [strike] line 6.

             (c) To delete or strike two or more consecutive lines, say:

                    Page 2, delete [strike] lines 1 through 2.

             (d) To strike an entire subsection or subdivision, strike the numeric or alphabetic designation at the beginning of the text being stricken.


                     Example:
                                ...the following:
                                (1) Name of corporation.
                                (2) Address.
                                (2) State where incorporated.

             (e) To delete one entire page, say:

                    Delete page 2.

             (f) To delete two or more entire pages, say:

                    Delete pages 2 through 5.

             (g) To begin a new paragraph, say:

                    Page 3, between lines 6 and 7, begin a new paragraph and insert:

                    " (b) A house trailer may be taxed once a year.".

             (h) To block indent, say:

                    Page 4, line 6, after "or" begin a new line block indented and insert:

                        " (1)".

             (i) To double block indent, say:

                    Page 5, line 10, after "year." begin a new line double block indented and insert:

                            " (C) A license must be renewed each year."

             (j) To have a line return to the margin, say:

                    Page 5, line 6, block left beginning with "commits".

             (k) To begin a new line at the margin, say:

                    Page 10, line 5, begin a new line blocked left and insert " must renew the license each year.".

             (l) To have two lines run together that are separated by some type of indentation, say:

                    Page 1, run in lines 20 through 21.

                    Page 5, run in line 42 through page 6, line 1.


             (m) To have two lines run together after an intervening line has been deleted, say:

                    Page 2, run in lines 30 and 32.

             (n) To run in two lines that are being amended:

                    Be sure to make any necessary amendments to the lines being run in before using the run in command.

                     Example:
                                Page 1, line 1, strike "agency:".
                                Page 1, line 2, strike "(1) employee".
                                Run in lines 1 through 2.

             (o) To delete or strike a word or numeral that appears more than once in a line, the command must identify which occurrence of the word or numeral is to be deleted or stricken.

                 Example:        If page 4, line 15 reads as follows: "Sec. 1. Before July 1 of each year" and you wish to change July 1 to July 31,

                    Page 4, line 15, delete [strike] "1" and insert "31".

                    Page 4, line 15, delete [strike] "July 1" and insert "July 31".

             (p) To add indentation or tabulation to a paragraph, say the following:
                
                 Example:

                 1     The applicant must submit an affidavit that the applicant has completed the
                2    training required under section 3 of this chapter and pay the annual fee
                3     prescribed by the department before the department may issue a license to the
                4     applicant.

                To insert indentation in the above paragraph, use the following commands:
                    Page 1, line 1, after “must” insert “:
                     (1)”.
                    Page 1, line 2, after “chapter” insert “;”.
                    Page 1, line 2, after “and” insert:
                    “ (2)”.
                    Page 1, line 3, after “department” insert “;”.
                    Page 1, line 3, block left beginning with “before”.

                 The resulting paragraph will look like this:
                    The applicant must:
                         (1) submit an affidavit that the applicant has completed the training required under section 3 of this chapter; and
                         (2) pay the annual fee prescribed by the department;
                    before the department may issue a license to the applicant.

        [Note: Item (b) or (c) [Page 64] may be combined with item (h), (i), (j), or (k) in a single command.]

         (q) To facilitate the smooth running of computer programs, avoid the term "before" in an amendatory command whenever possible.

C. AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS NOT FOUND IN A PRINTED BILL (SECOND HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS); TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Use the following techniques in preparing a committee amendment in the second house that affects floor amendments or technical corrections made earlier but not incorporated into the latest printed version of the bill. If an unincorporated amendment or correction is to be entirely deleted, begin the committee amendment by deleting the unincorporated amendment or correction. Also review the discussion on reference lines [see Pages 58-60] in this chapter.

         (1) Deleting a Second Reading Amendment

            To delete a second reading amendment in its entirety, say:

                Delete the amendment made on motion of Senator [Representative] ________ adopted _________, 20__.

         (2) Deleting a Part of a Second Reading Amendment

             Technique 1: Delete the entire motion and then put back those parts of the amendment desired to be retained. This method is most useful when:

                (a) the committee wants to retain only a small part of a lengthy floor amendment; or

                (b) it is difficult to understand the effect of the amendment using page and line numbers.

             Technique 2: The second method is to assume that the amendment is a part of the bill and to then remove the language that is to be deleted.

                 Example:        Assume that a second reading motion had made ten amendments and that one of them was the following:

                Page 10, line 7, after "account." insert " The commissioner shall publish an annual fiscal report.".

                Now assume that the second house committee agreed with all the other changes in the second reading amendment, but the committee disagreed with the amendment enumerated above. That part of the amendment could be removed as follows:

                Page 10, line 7, after "account." delete "The commissioner shall publish an annual fiscal report." as inserted on motion of Senator [Representative] ___________ adopted __________, 20__.

                If the second house committee wanted only to remove the word "fiscal" so that an annual report not limited to fiscal matters is required, the amendment could be amended as follows:

                Page 10, line 7, after "annual" delete "fiscal" as inserted on motion of Senator [Representative] ____________ adopted ___________, 20__.

         (3) Restoring Language Stricken in a Second Reading Amendment

             Example:
            Assume that a second reading amendment strikes language in a bill as follows:

                Page 7, line 11, strike "and towns".

            To restore this language say:

                Page 7, line 11, reset in roman "and towns" as stricken on motion of Senator [Representative] ___________ adopted _________, 20__.

         (4) Reinserting Language Deleted by a Second Reading Motion in an Amendatory SECTION.

             Example:
                Assume new language in an amendatory SECTION was removed on second reading as follows:
                        Page 5, line 21, delete "incorporated".

                To restore this deleted language, say:
                        Page 5, line 21, after "applies to" insert " incorporated" as deleted on motion of Senator [Representative] _____________ adopted _________, 20__.

         (5) Reinserting Language Deleted by a Second Reading Motion in a Nonamendatory SECTION.

        The procedure to be followed when an earlier amendment has deleted language shown in bold in a nonamendatory bill is similar to reinserting language deleted by a second reading motion for an amendatory SECTION as described in item (4) above.

         (6) Deleting Language that Includes an Amendment

        If a second house committee decides to delete or strike several lines or an entire SECTION of a bill, and the part to be deleted or stricken was affected by a second reading amendment, say:

                    Page ____, delete [strike] lines 14 through 25, including the amendment to line ___ made on motion of Senator [Representative] _______ adopted _________, 20__.

         (7) Technical Corrections

        If language in a bill is altered by a technical correction (Senate Rule 34 or House Rule 67) and the language is affected by later committee action, treat it in the same manner as floor amendments but make reference to the rule itself.

                 Example:         Page 10, line 7, delete "incorporated" as inserted under Senate Rule 34 [House Rule 67] _____________, 20__.

        To delete a technical correction in its entirety, say:

                Delete the technical correction made under Senate Rule 34 [House Rule 67] __________, 20__.

D. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS

         (1) Introduction

        Follow these steps when drafting a conference committee report:
            (a) Examine the daily action file to determine if further amendments are necessary to the latest printing of the engrossed bill.
            (b) If further amendments are necessary:
                (i) insert a new title if needed; and
                (ii) use page and line reference amendments to the selected printing. These amendments might include unincorporated amendments, language from other bills, or entirely new material.

            Remember, if a conference committee report "contains subject matter not previously passed by at least one house", the drafter must notify the Senate Majority Attorney of that fact.

            (c) Examine the Comprehensive Citation Report to determine if any SECTIONS of the bill as amended by the conference committee report conflict with the same Code provisions in other bills. If a conflict exists, notify the Office of Code Revision before proceeding.

         (2) Checklist for a Conference Committee Report

        A conference committee report must:

            (a) refer to the latest printing of a bill;

            (b) delete all unincorporated amendments and corrections;

            (c) list all changes to that version that have been agreed to by the conferees; and

            (d) include a comprehensive reference line.

        [See EXHIBIT 33, Page 118, and EXHIBIT 34, Page 121, for examples.]


E. ALTERING PROVISIONS ADDED OR AMENDED EARLIER IN THE SAME SESSION

         (1) Introduction

        If a section of the Indiana Code is added or amended, the introductory clause and text for a later amendment to that section during the same session must reflect the prior addition or amendment. A reference to the prior amendment should be to the bill number and the year of the session in which it was enacted, separated by a hyphen. Bills enacted in a special session should also parenthetically reference the special session.

         (2) Introductory Clause

             Amendment of Section Previously Amended

                    SECTION ___. IC 5-10-3-34, AS AMENDED BY SEA [HEA] 23-1999 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]:

             Amendment of Section Previously Added

                    SECTION ___. IC 5-10-3-34, AS ADDED BY SEA [HEA] 23-1999, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]:

             Addition of a Provision to a Previously Added Chapter, Article, or Title

            If a new section, chapter, or article is to be added to a chapter, article, or title previously added in the same session, it is necessary to refer to the legislation that added the new provision. For example, if HEA 1123-2000 added a new chapter at IC 4-12-9 and the addition of a new section 12 is desired, the lead in line should appear as follows:

                    SECTION ___. IC 4-12-9-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO THE NEW CHAPTER ADDED BY HEA 1123-2000, TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]:

         (3) Text (Amendments Only)

        The text set forth must be the latest version with all canceled type deleted and all bold type inserted in roman. The changes to be made by the later amendment should then be set forth in canceled or bold type.

         (4) Effective Date

        The later addition or amendment should be drafted so that it will not take effect before the prior addition or amendment.


F. JOINT RULE 20 CORRECTIONS

         (1) Introduction

        In Indiana, the legal effect of enacting two acts that technically conflict with each other is unsettled. However, the joint rules of the house and senate contain an extraordinary mechanism for making last-minute corrections to bills for the purpose of avoiding technical conflicts between acts. Under Joint Rule 20, a technical conflict exists when any of the following situations occurs:

            (a) If two bills amending the same section of the Indiana Code are approved in the same session of the general assembly and neither bill recognizes the existence of the other.

            (b) If one bill amends a section of the Indiana Code and another bill repeals that section with an effective date preceding the effective date of the amendment.

            (c) If two bills each add a new provision to the Indiana Code at the same Code citation without either bill recognizing the addition made by the other and both bills are approved in the same session of the general assembly.

         (2) Committee Action

        In any of the above situations, Joint Rule 20 provides that one of the two bills may be corrected at enrollment to recognize the existence of the other. The correction must be approved by both the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure of the Senate. However, a correction under the rule is limited to the extent necessary to resolve the technical conflict and may not be made unless the report of each of the two committees includes the written consent of the respective committee's ranking minority member. In addition, the committee report in each house must include the written consent of the corrected bill's author or sponsor, as the case may be.

         (3) Preparation

        The Office of Code Revision consults with the authors, sponsors, and house and senate attorneys regarding all technical conflict situations. A Joint Rule 20 correction should be prepared only after agreement has been reached that there is no other way to resolve a technical conflict. Follow these steps when drafting a Joint Rule 20 correction:

            (a) Determine the simplest, most direct way to resolve the technical conflict. Avoid methods that will require extensive changes to the text of one of the bills. Also avoid making changes that might appear to substantively affect one of the bills.

            (b) Use page and line reference amendments to the latest printing of the bill being corrected. These amendments might also need to include changes to unincorporated amendments, earlier technical corrections, or conference committee reports.

            (c) Recheck the comprehensive citation report to be certain that no new technical conflicts will be created by resolving an existing one.

            (d) Notify the staff of the house of origin that a Joint Rule 20 correction needs to be made to the bill at enrollment. The house or senate staff may have to make special arrangements to have the enrolled act printed with the Joint Rule 20 changes incorporated.

         (4) Form:

             Example:

    Mr. Speaker [Mr. President]: Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, your Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures [Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure], to which was referred Engrossed House Bill 1387 because it amends the same sections of the law as Senate Enrolled Act 461 and House Enrolled Act 1075 without properly recognizing the existence of those Acts, has had House Bill 1387 under consideration and begs leave to report back to the House [Senate] with the recommendation that House Bill 1387 be corrected as follows:

    Page 56, line 39, delete "P.L.103-2000" and insert "SEA 461-2000,".

    Page 56, line 40, delete "1985, SECTION 13,".
    
    Page 56, line 44, delete "The docket" and insert " These fees".

    Page 58, line 31, delete "P.L.167-2000" and insert "HEA 1075-2000,".

    Page 58, line 32, delete "1984, SECTION 75,".

    Page 59, line 1, delete "and".

    Page 59, line 4, delete "." and insert "; and".

    Page 59, between lines 4 and 5, begin a new line block indented and insert:

        " (5) a redocketing fee, if any, of five dollars ($5).".

    Page 59, line 9, delete "said" and insert " the".

    (Reference is to EHB 1387 as printed March 11, 2000.)

G. JOINT RULE 21 CORRECTIONS

(1) Introduction

            If a bill has been passed by both houses and does not contain a needed emergency clause, the bill can be corrected at enrollment under Joint Rule 21. As is the case with Joint Rule 20 corrections, a Joint Rule 21 correction must be approved by the Rules Committee of the House and Senate.

(2) JOINT RULE 21 HOUSE FORM

    Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Joint Rule 21, your Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures, to which was referred Senate [House] Bill ____ because it does not contain a needed emergency clause, has had Senate [House] Bill ____ under consideration and begs leave to report back to the House with the recommendation that Senate [House] Bill ____ be corrected as follows:

Page 36, after line 21, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 46. An emergency is declared for this act.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB [EHB] ____ as reprinted April 10, 2000.)    

(3) JOINT RULE 21 SENATE FORM

    Mr. President: Pursuant to Joint Rule 21, your Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures, to which was referred Senate [House] Bill ____ because it does not contain a needed emergency clause, has had Senate [House] Bill ____ under consideration and begs leave to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that Senate [House] Bill ____ be corrected as follows:

Page 36, after line 21, begin a new paragraph and insert:     "SECTION 46. An emergency is declared for this act.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB [EHB] ____ as reprinted April 10, 2001.)