1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the legislature; establishing a vote threshold for certain bills heard in a 
1.3 	standing committee of the legislature;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [3.057] BILLS LAID OVER FOR INCLUSION IN OMNIBUS.
1.7 	(a) A bill must not be laid over for possible inclusion in a major finance or policy omnibus 
1.8 	bill by a standing committee chair unless that action has been approved by vote of at least 
1.9 	two-thirds of the committee's membership. If the committee membership does not approve 
1.10 	the chair's action, the committee may vote to refer the bill to another committee, refer the 
1.11 	bill to the full body, or vote to table the bill, or the chair may direct that no further action 
1.12 	be taken on the bill. A bill that is tabled or receives no further action due to a failed vote 
1.13 	under this section must not be included in a subsequent delete-everything amendment or 
1.14 	omnibus bill heard by the committee, unless an amendment to do so is adopted by committee 
1.15 	vote and the amendment includes only the policy items specific to the bill.
1.16 	(b) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt procedural rules as necessary 
1.17 	to implement this section.