Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 23.242 - Title of amendatory bill(a)Title of Statutes.-The bill is an amendment to the Statutes. Thus, the title of the bill must refer to the Statutes as required in the case of any amendatory bill. However, because of the new concept of the Statutes and the fact that the title of the original statute provides no information on subject matter as in the case of other statutes being amended, a short form of reference is used which includes the title number and heading and the short title of the Statutes, and which omits the date of enactment and the constitutional title.(b)New matter.-In addition to the reference described in subsection (a), the title of the amendatory bill must also include new matter which consists of the subject matter of the amendatory bill. The scope and content of the new matter is determined by reference to the rules relating to amendatory bills in general. However, because of the expanded scope of the amendatory bill referred to in section 23.241 (relating to scope of amendment) it is desirable to use new techniques to separate the portion of the bill relating to revisions of substantive law from the portion or portions constituting mere codifications or compilations. Accordingly, the revision portion of the new matter should contain language indicating that the bill contains revisions of existing law and the single subject of such revision ( e.g. "adding and revising provisions relating to publication of laws").