Glossary of Legislative Terms: "Degrees of Amendment" Archives
Glossary of Legislative Terms: "Degrees of Amendment"
Degrees of Amendment: Designations that indicate the relationship of an amendment to the text of a measure and of one amendment to another. Amendments are permitted only in two degrees.
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December 26, 2008 04:57 PM Tips and Terms