what is motion to table

Motion to table is a parliamentary procedure used to temporarily lay aside a pending motion when something more urgent has arisen. In the United States, to "table" usually means to postpone or suspend consideration of a pending motion). The motion to table is a preferential motion and is said to be of high privilege. It can be used to end consideration of the pending main motion without debate, or to mistakenly assume that its adoption prevents further consideration of the main motion at all, or until a specified time). However, using "table" as a verb usually indicates misuse of this motion). The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC) does not have the motion to postpone indefinitely, and instead recommends use of this books version of the motion to table.