List of motions
The following is a list of motions in parliamentary procedure and their classification according to authorities such as Robert's Rules of Order, The [Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure], and Demeter's Manual of [Parliamentary Law and Procedure].
Subsidiary motions">Subsidiary motion">Subsidiary motions
§§§§§; Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
- Lay on the table
- Previous question
- Limit or extend limits of debate
- Postpone to a certain time (or postpone definitely)
- Commit or refer
- Amend
- Postpone indefinitely
- Postpone temporarily, or table
- Close debate
- Limit or extend debate
- Postpone to a certain time
- Refer to committee
- Amend
- Lay on the table
- Previous question
- Limit or extend debate
- Postpone to a definite time
- Refer to a committee
- Amend the main motion
- Postpone indefinitely
Privileged motions">Privileged motion">Privileged motions
; RONR- Fix the time to which to adjourn
- Adjourn
- Recess
- Raise a [question of privilege]
- Call for the orders of the day
; Demeter
- Fix the day to which to adjourn
- Adjourn
- Recess
- Raise a question of privilege
- Call for the orders of the day
Incidental motions">Incidental motion">Incidental motions
- Point of order
- Appeal (motion)
- Suspend the rules
- Objection to the consideration of a question
- Division of a question
- Consideration by paragraph or seriatim
- Division of the assembly
- Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls
- Motions relating to nominations
- Request to be excused from a duty
- Requests and inquiries
- *Parliamentary inquiry
- *Request for information
- *Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion
- *Request to read papers
- *Request for any other privilege
Motions that bring a question again before the assembly
; Bring a Question back motions; Restorative motions
; Restoratory motions