Regulation by Law of Procedure in the Legislature of the State in Relation to Financial Business
The Legislature of a State may, for the purpose of the timely completion of financial business, regulate by law the procedure of, and the conduct of business in, the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State in relation to any financial matter or to any Bill for the appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of the State, and, if and so far as any provision of any law so made is inconsistent with any rule made by a House of the Legislature of the State under clause (1) of article 208... such provision shall prevail.
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This gives State Legislatures the same tool as Parliament for ensuring their own financial-business discipline, should they choose to legislate on this specific procedural matter.
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