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2004 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5002 Offered March 17, 2004 Limiting legislation to be considered by the 2004 Special Session I of the General Assembly. ---------- Patron-- Griffith ----------

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That during the 2004 Special Session I, summoned by proclamation of the Governor on March 16, 2004, to begin noon, Wednesday, March 17, 2004, no bill or joint resolution other than one introduced with unanimous consent in the house of origin shall be considered except (i) Budget Bill(s) and revenue bills; (ii) joint resolutions affecting the rules of procedure or schedule of business of the General Assembly, either of its houses, or any of its committees; (iii) joint resolutions regarding the election of judges; (iv) commending and memorial resolutions; or (v) joint resolutions confirming appointments subject to the confirmation of the General Assembly.

RESOLVED FURTHER, That no engrossment of the Budget Bill(s) shall be required in either house, and any conference on the Budget Bill(s) shall consider, as the basis of its deliberations, the Budget Bill(s) as recommended by the Governor and introduced in the House and the amendments thereto proposed by each house; and be it

RESOLVED FINALLY, That for purposes of this resolution:

"Budget Bill" means the general appropriation bill introduced in each house that authorizes the biennial expenditure of public revenues for the period from July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, or July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006.

"Revenue bill" means any bill, except the Budget Bill(s), that increases the total revenues available for appropriation, including any sales tax exemption bill.