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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 10-10 Committee reports – “Hopper Rule”">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="10-10" heading="Committee reports – “Hopper Rule”">
    <para num="(a)">In general. To report a bill at a Council meeting, the committee chair shall:<para num="(1)">sign the bill; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">file the bill, together with all related documents, with the President or the President’s designee before noon on the workday preceding the meeting at which it is to be reported.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)">Late filing.<para num="(1)">If a report is filed after the deadline, the President may hold the report over until the next regular meeting.</para>
      <para num="(2)">By the affirmative vote of a majority of all Councilmembers (8), the Council may waive the reporting deadline for a specific report.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
