| Motion
| Debatable |
Amendable |
Requires a Second |
Vote Required |
In Order When Another Is Speaking |
Can Be Reconsidered |
Motions to Which It Applies |
Motions Which Apply to It |
| Adjourn |
No |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
No |
None |
None |
| Recess |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
No |
None |
None |
Question of Privilege
(treat as Main Motion) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
All |
| Appeal |
No |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
Yes |
Any decision of the chair |
Lay on table, close debate or reconsider |
| Point of Order |
No |
No |
No |
None, unless appeal; then majority |
Yes |
Yes |
Any motion or act |
none |
| Point of Order |
No |
No |
No |
None, unless appeal; then majority |
Yes |
Yes |
Any motion or act |
None |
| Suspension of Rules |
No |
No |
Yes |
2/3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Any motion where needed |
None |
| Lay on the Table |
No |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
No |
Main questions, appeals, question of privilege, reconsider |
None |
| Previous Question (close debate) |
No |
No |
Yes |
2/3 |
No |
Yes |
Any debatable motion |
Reconsider |
| Limit or Extended Limits of Debate |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
2/3 |
No |
Yes |
Any debatable motion |
Reconsider |
| Postpone to a Definite Time |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
Yes |
Main motion, question of privilege |
Amend, reconsider, limit or close debate |
| Refer or Commit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
Yes |
Main motion, question of privilege |
Amend, reconsider, limit or close debate |
| Amend |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
Yes |
Main motion, limit debate, refer, postpone, fix time of next meeting |
Amend, reconsider, or close debate |
| Main Motion |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
Yes |
None |
All |
| Reconsideration (main motion) |
Yes, if motion to which it applies is debatable |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
No |
Any motion except adjourn, suspend rules, lay on table |
Lay on table, postpone, or limit debate |
| Rescind (main motion) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
2/3 of members present; majority when notice to rescind was given at previous meeting |
No |
Yes |
Main motion, appeals, question of privilege |
all |
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