As an item of further confusion, amendments themselves can be amended. This is known as a secondary amendment. Luckily, our rules prohibit tertiary and greater amendments. Care must be exercised not to change the fundamental purpose of an article of legislation with amendments, as this is out of order. Amendments must be made in writing, in triplicate, and presented to the legislative secretary.
Amendments are debatable if what is being amended is debatable.
Postpone Indefinitely A motion to postpone indefinitely, with the approval of a majority of the Senate, effectively kills an item of business. The intended purpose of this motion is to vote down a bill, without having to vote against the merits of the bill. This motion is debatable. Main Motion A main motion is a vehicle to bring a new topic to the floor for consideration. All legislation is a form of a main motion.