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18104346DWHEREAS, a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Virginia, hereinafter set forth, was agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly at the regular session of 2017 and referred to this, the next regular session held after the 2017 general election of members of the House of Delegates, as required by the Constitution of Virginia; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the following amendment to the Constitution of Virginia be, and the same hereby is, proposed in conformity with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution of Virginia, namely:
Amend the Constitution of Virginia by adding in Article IV a section numbered 19 as follows:
Section 19. Legislative review of administrative rules.
The General Assembly may review any administrative rule to ensure it is consistent with the legislative intent of the statute that the rule was written to interpret, prescribe, implement, or enforce. After that review, the General Assembly may approve or reject, in whole or in part, any rule as provided by law. The approval or rejection of a rule by the General Assembly shall not be subject to gubernatorial veto under Article V, Section 6 of this Constitution.