JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 1271, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (21200596D) be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be accepted with the following amendment to resolve the matter under disagreement:

1. After line 149, engrossed

insert

2. Nothing in this act is intended to limit the authority of the General Assembly in the exercise of its authority to set its rules of procedure pursuant to Article IV, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Jeremy S. McPike

Senator Richard H. Stuart

Senator Jennifer B. Boysko

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Marcus B. Simon

Delegate Betsy B. Carr

Delegate Robert D. Orrock, Sr.

Conferees on the part of the House