Parliamentary Procedure: Lay on the Table
Sir Robert Walpole in the House of Commons, circa 1700s.
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Dyer, James E. 2013. “Parliamentary Procedure: Lay on the Table: WC137, 1/2013”. EDIS 2013 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc137-2013.

Abstract

The motion to Lay on the Table is used to temporarily delay action on a pending question while something else of immediate urgency needs consideration, or when another item of business needs to be addressed before consideration of the pending question. This 2-page fact sheet was written by James E. Dyer and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, January 2013.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc137

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc137-2013
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