Speaker Jody Richards needs a dictionary, not the additional power he seeks.
House rules require an amendment to a bill be related to the original bill, or germane. Rep. Brad Montell's amendment to exempt part-time workers from the minimum wage increase was judged not germane to HB 305, the bill that raises the minimum wage in Kentucky.
The bill and the amendment are by any definition except Richards' completely germane.
If Richards can't follow a simple House rule like this in front of everyone, what would he do to the merit hiring laws behind closed doors?
