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HJ 197 Study; appointive powers of the Governor.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Appointive powers of the Governor. Establishes a commission to examine the appointive powers of the Governor. In conducting its study, the commission shall examine (i) the government as presently structured; (ii) the appointive and removal power of the Governor for each board, commission, council, or other governmental entity; (iii) the number of staggered terms versus the number of uniform terms; (iv) the average length of service of members appointed; (v) the confirmation process of the General Assembly; (vi) the appointive and removal power of the governor and the confirmation process in other states; and (vii) any other aspect of the appointive or confirmation process that would assist the commission in determining the proper balance of the executive prerogative. This resolution also provides that if the Governor fails to make one or more appointments by April 1, 2002, such appointments shall become vacancies to be appointed as follows: the Speaker of the House shall appoint to fill the first three vacancies and the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections shall appoint to fill the fourth vacancy.

This resolution incorporates HJR 46 (Purkey).


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HISTORY

  • 01/10/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021271856
  • 01/10/02  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 02/10/02  House: Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 3-N)
  • 02/11/02  House: Committee substitute printed 020571671-H1
  • 02/12/02  House: Taken up
  • 02/12/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 020571671-H1
  • 02/12/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 020571671-H1
  • 02/12/02  House: Agreed to by House (65-Y 35-N)
  • 02/12/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 35-N)
  • 02/12/02  House: Communicated to Senate
  • 02/13/02  Senate: Reading waived
  • 02/13/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 03/01/02  Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments by voice vote
  • 03/04/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/05/02  Senate: Rules suspended (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: SUSPEND THE RULES R (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/02  Senate: Reading waived
  • 03/05/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Read third time
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Trumbo agreed to
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 03/06/02  Senate: Agreed to by Senate with amendments (22-Y 16-N)
  • 03/06/02  Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO (22-Y 16-N)
  • 03/07/02  House: Placed on Calendar
  • 03/07/02  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (2-Y 92-N)
  • 03/07/02  House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 92-N)
  • 03/07/02  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments by voice vote
  • 03/07/02  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 03/07/02  House: House acceded to request
  • 03/07/02  House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/07/02  House: Delegates: Cole, Hargrove, Hall
  • 03/07/02  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/07/02  Senate: Senators: Norment, Saslaw, Houck
  • 03/09/02  House: No further action taken
  • 03/09/02  House: Failed to pass in House