I'm guessing they used this House rule.TexasJohnBoy wrote:For those curious:
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Section 10. Motion to Limit Amendments —
(a) A motion to limit amendments shall be admitted only when seconded by 25 members. The motion may take either of two forms:
(1) to limit amendments to those pending before the house; or
(2) to limit amendments to those pending on the speaker’s desk.
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As in all other propositions, a motion to limit amendments shall be decided by a record vote if demanded by any member. If ordered by a majority of the members voting, a quorum being present, the motion shall have the effect of confining further debate and consideration to those amendments included within the motion, and thereafter the chair will accept no more amendments to the proposition to which the motion is applied.
This is from the Austin American Statesman:
After the vote, Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, said Democrats voluntarily pulled down their amendments after winning a key concession with an approved amendment allowing colleges and universities to have limited authority on banning guns in certain campus areas.
In addition, he said, Republicans were prepared to employ a rarely used maneuver to cut off debate with a motion that had already lined up agreement from the required 25 House members.
