Amendment

 

An amendment is an alteration or a proposed alteration to the language of a statement, document, bill, or law by the addition, deletion, or substitution of language.  

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Amending Legislation: Any change or proposed change made to original or current text of legislation, after it has been submitted, is considered an amendment.

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Amending Current Law: A bill is a proposed amendment to the current law.

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Example:

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The text with the line through it is text from the current law being deleted.

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The text that is highlighted is the text that is being added to the current law.