Motions that aid the assembly in treating or disposing of a Main Motion are known as what?

• A. Subsidiary Motions
• B. Main Motions
• C. Incidental Motions
• D. Privileged Motions

Answer: (A)

Subsidiary motions are the motions that help the assembly handle and dispose of a main motion. They are used to change how the main motion is treated—such as postponing it, amending it, referring it to a committee, or laying it on the table—without itself ending up as the final action. These motions guide the disposition of the main motion and shape its eventual fate. In contrast, incidental motions arise from questions of procedure during consideration, and privileged motions relate to the rights or timing of the assembly’s business. So, the term for motions that aid in treating or disposing of a main motion is subsidiary motions.