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2017 SESSION

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HJ 685 Speaker of the House; legal counsel.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Speaker of the House; legal counsel. Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Delegates to employ legal counsel to represent the General Assembly in instituting legal action against any federal authority if the federal authority unconstitutionally violates the sovereign rights of the Commonwealth, its agencies, or local governments or their agencies, and if the Attorney General fails to take legal action against such violations.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/17  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103927D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/17  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103927D
• 01/10/17  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 01/31/17  House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote