§ 7. Reading of bills. a. Every bill shall receive three separate\nreadings, and on three different days, previous to its passage, except\nwhen ordered to a third reading pursuant to paragraph two of subdivision\nf of section two of this Rule, by unanimous consent or when made a\nspecial order, or when accompanied by a message of necessity pursuant to\nsection 14 of Article III of the Constitution.\n b. Bills placed on the order of second reading, as provided for in\nsubdivision g of section six of Rule IV, shall be subject to debate\nbefore the motion to order them to a third reading is entertained.\nOne-half hour shall be allowed for such debate, but no person shall\nspeak more than fifteen minutes, except by consent of the House. The\nmain question, however, if ordered, shall be on the advancement of the\nbill; but when amendments are pending the question shall first be taken\nupon such amendments in their inverse order.\n c. All bills on the order of second reading shall be ordered to third\nreading unless otherwise ordered pursuant to subdivision b of this\nsection or pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision b of section ten of\nRule IV.\n d. No bill shall be considered for third reading until it shall have\nbeen on the printed Calendar of the House on two legislative days on\nthat order, except where made a special order by report of the Committee\non Rules, in which case it may be considered on second and third reading\non the same day.\n e. In all cases where unanimous consent is asked for advancing a bill\nor entertaining a motion or resolution out of its order, it shall be the\nduty of the Speaker to proclaim such request and determine if such\nconsent will be granted.\n f. A bill appearing on the Calendar may be "starred" by or at the\nrequest of the introducer, whereupon all further action on such bill\nshall be suspended, although it retains its place on the Calendar. Other\nthan for the purpose of amendment or recommittal, a star may not be\nremoved from a bill until one day after the request therefor. A bill on\nany order of third reading which has been laid aside by or at the\nrequest of the introducer on three separate days shall be automatically\nstarred.\n g. Substitution of Bills. Where there is a Senate bill in a standing\ncommittee and the identical Assembly bill is on the order of second or\nany order of third reading, the Senate bill may be substituted for the\nAssembly bill upon a motion by, or on behalf of, the introducer and a\nvote of a majority of the members present and voting. The motion to\nsubstitute may also be made on an identical Assembly bill which has been\npassed, recalled, vote reconsidered and restored to third reading.\n
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