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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 9-7 Erroneous committee referral">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="9-7" heading="Erroneous committee referral">
    <para num="(a)">Scope. This rule applies to a bill that has been referred to the wrong committee.</para>
    <para num="(b)">Action by President. Within 2 meeting days of the referral, the President may direct the committee chair to return a bill to the Council for re-referral.</para>
    <para num="(c)">Action by committee. If, at any time, a committee determines by a majority vote of its members that a bill referred to it should properly be heard by another committee, the committee shall return the bill to the Council with its recommendation for re-referral.</para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
