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HJ 13 Governor, two-term; js to study appropriate bal. of power between leg. & exec. branches to support.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; two-term Governor. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the appropriate balance of power between the legislative and executive branches to support a two-term Governor. The joint subcommittee shall (i) examine the history of the Governor's power in the Commonwealth; (ii) compare the powers of the governors of other states; (iii) determine the balance of power established between the executive and legislative branches in other states, particularly in those states that transitioned from a one-term governor to a two-term governor; and (iv) consider constitutional and statutory options for the equitable distribution of power between the legislature and executive branch to support a two-term Governor in the Commonwealth.


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