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2017 SESSION
HJ 545 Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.
Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); powers of General Assembly; suspension or nullification of administrative rule or regulation. Provides that the General Assembly may suspend or nullify any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation by a joint resolution agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each house. The amendment also grants to the General Assembly the authority to authorize a legislative committee or legislative committees acting jointly or a legislative commission to suspend any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation while the General Assembly is not in a regular session. Such suspension would continue until the end of the next regular session.
FULL TEXT
- 11/22/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100155D pdf
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17100155D-E pdf
- 02/14/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105335D-S1 pdf
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ545ER) pdf
- 03/27/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0769) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/22/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100155D
- 11/22/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/10/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
- 01/30/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/17 House: Taken up
- 02/06/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/06/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ545E
- 02/06/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17100155D-E
- 02/06/17 House: Agreed to by House (54-Y 40-N)
- 02/06/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (54-Y 40-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/07/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105335D-S1
- 02/16/17 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105335D-S1
- 02/20/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ545S1
- 02/20/17 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/17 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105335D-S1 (52-Y 46-N)
- 02/22/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (52-Y 46-N)
- 03/07/17 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ545ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/17 House: Assigned Chapter 769 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/27/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0769)