The Two-Step Amendment Process

Whether you're proposing a small wording change or a complete substitute motion, offering an amendment follows two steps: submit it, then seek recognition to bring it to the floor.

Watch: Submit Your Motion (00:40)

Step 1: Submit Your Motion

Click the Submit Motion tab in the Meeting Tools area of MyGA.

Submit Motion tab location in Meeting Tools

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  1. Select the business item your amendment applies to from the dropdown list
  2. Paste or type your amendment text into the editing area. The easiest approach: go to SessionSync, copy the relevant sentence or paragraph from the item1 (or from the Motion on the Floor if you're amending an amendment), and paste it here.
  3. Format the amendment using the style guidelines:
    • Place square brackets [ ] around the text being changed (use double brackets [[ ]] if amending text that is itself part of an amendment)
    • Apply strikeout to text being deleted
    • Apply underline to text being added
  4. Click Submit Motion when you're finished
A formatted amendment example showing the business item dropdown, edited text with strikeout and underline, and the Submit Motion button

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1 Copying the relevant sentence or paragraph from the item

Copying the relevant sentence or paragraph from the item

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You cannot edit a motion after submitting it. Double-check your work before clicking Submit Motion. If you catch an error after submitting, contact a motion coordinator or parliamentary assistant—they can make changes on your behalf.