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2015 SESSION
HJ 515 Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, suspension of portions of administrative rule.
Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); powers of General Assembly; limitations. Provides that the General Assembly may suspend or nullify any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation by joint resolution agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each house. When the General Assembly is not in a regular session, a standing committee of each house acting jointly or a joint legislative commission as designated by the General Assembly may suspend any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation until the end of the next regular session.
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HISTORY
- 12/09/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100541D
- 12/09/14 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 02/02/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/09/15 House: Taken up
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/09/15 House: Agreed to by House (61-Y 32-N)
- 02/09/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (61-Y 32-N)
- 02/10/15 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/10/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/15 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/23/15 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/23/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/15 Senate: Rejected by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Rejected by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage