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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 555 Offered March 11, 2006 Applying to the Governor to call a special session and establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before such special session. ---------- Patron-- Griffith ----------

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly does hereby apply to the Governor that, pursuant to Section 6 of Article IV of the Constitution of Virginia, he shall convene the General Assembly in a special session immediately upon adjournment sine die of the 2006 Regular Session for the purpose of considering Budget Bills and revenue bills; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That except with the unanimous consent of the house in which the bill or joint resolution is offered, no bill or joint resolution other than (i) Budget Bills and revenue bills; (ii) joint resolutions affecting the rules of procedure or schedule of business of the General Assembly, either of its houses, or any of its committees; (iii) joint resolutions regarding the election of judges; (iv) commending and memorial joint resolutions; or (v) joint resolutions confirming appointments subject to the confirmation of the General Assembly shall be offered in either house during the special session; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the conferees appointed to House Bill 29 and House Bill 30 of the 2006 Regular Session shall continue their deliberations to resolve the matters under dispute in regard to the 2004-2006 and 2006-2008 Budget Bills; and, be it

RESOLVED FINALLY, That for purposes of this resolution:

 "Budget Bill" means the general appropriation bill introduced in each house that authorizes the biennial expenditure of public revenues for the period from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006, or July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008.

"Revenue bill" means any bill, except the Budget Bills and debt bills, that increases the total revenues available for appropriation, including any sales tax exemption bill.