Duplicate bill definition
Duplicate bill means a bill filed in one house which has been designated as being identical or substantially similar to a bill filed in the other house, a bill which has been determined to be identical to a bill in the receiving house, and a bill which has been conformed by amendments adopted by the receiving house to make the bill identical to a bill introduced in the receiving house.
Duplicate bill means a senate bill which has been designated identical or substantially similar to another senate bill, which has been designated identical or substantially similar to a bill filed in the other house, a bill which has been determined to be identical or substantially similar to a bill in the receiving house, and a bill which has been conformed by amendments adopted by the receiving house to make the bill identical to a bill introduced in the receiving house and reported by a committee of that house. Bills may be deemed duplicates notwithstanding differences created by the adoption of amendments in committee or on the floor of the house of introduction; nor withstanding technical differences with respect to legal reference, text, punctuation, spelling, grammar, or form, as long as the differences may be corrected pursuant to R. S. 24:13 or R.S. 24:253.
Duplicate bill means a bill filed in one house which has been designated as being identical or substantially similar to a bill filed