VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2009 SESSION

• | print version

HJ 633 Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may agree to delay reconvened session.

Introduced by: David L. Englin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); legislative sessions.  Provides that the General Assembly may agree to delay the reconvened session for a period of up to one week.  The Constitution now provides that the reconvened session will be held on the sixth Wednesday after adjournment of a regular or special session.  The proposed amendment would allow the General Assembly to postpone the reconvened session for a brief period, for example, to avoid convening on a religious holiday.

FULL TEXT

• 12/02/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095507500  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/02/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 095507500
• 12/02/08  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/15/09  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
• 01/26/09  House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
• 02/10/09  House: Left in Privileges and Elections