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2001 SESSION

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HB 1755 Executive, judicial and independent agencies' bill drafting deadline.

Introduced by: Robert F. McDonnell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Executive, judicial and independent agencies' bill drafting deadline. Changes the deadline for all legislative drafting requests from the Governor, a Governor's Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, or the head of any judicial, legislative, or independent agency to the Division of Legislative Services from January 1 to the same deadline applicable to members of the General Assembly for submitting legislative drafting requests for legislation to be prefiled to the Division. This deadline is established by the General Assembly or by the Joint Rules Committee if the General Assembly has not acted. Requests from the Governor may still be submitted in accordance with the procedures established by the Rules Committees of the House of Delegates and the Senate for the conduct of business during a legislative session. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 809.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Executive, judicial and independent agencies' bill drafting deadline. Changes the deadline for all legislative drafting requests from the Governor, a Governor's Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, or the head of any judicial, legislative, or independent agency to the Division of Legislative Services from January 1 to the same deadline applicable to members of the General Assembly for submitting legislative drafting requests to be prefiled to the Division, or as adopted by the Joint Rules Committee. However, requests from the Governor may still be submitted in accordance with the procedures established by the Rules Committees of the House of Delegates and the Senate for the conduct of business during a legislative session.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Executive, judicial and independent agencies' bill drafting deadline. Changes the deadline from January 1 to December 1 of the preceding year for submitting all bill drafting requests to the Division of Legislative Services by the Governor, Governor's Secretaries, and judicial and independent branch agencies.