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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 11-7 Availability to members">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="11-7" heading="Availability to members">
    <para num="(a)">In general. Before a proposed amendment may be considered by the Council or by a committee, a copy of that amendment shall be distributed to each Councilmember.</para>
    <para num="(b)">Distribution time requirements.<para num="(1)">Council meetings. A proposed amendment shall be distributed according to the requirements of Rule 11-6 and this Rule no fewer than 5 hours prior to the scheduled start of a Council meeting.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Committee meetings.<para num="(i)">In general. A proposed amendment shall be distributed according to the requirements of Rule 11-6 and this Rule before the scheduled start of a committee meeting. (ii)Uncodified language. A committee member may move an amendment that exclusively contains uncodified language during a committee meeting without distributing the amendment as required by subparagraph (i) of this paragraph (2).</para>
      </para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
