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HJ545

Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Christopher Head (R)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Constitutional amendment (first resolution); powers of General Assembly; suspension or nullification of administrative rule or regulation.

Provides that the General Assembly may suspend or nullify any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation by a joint resolution agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each house. The amendment also grants to the General Assembly the authority to authorize a legislative committee or legislative committees acting jointly or a legislative commission to suspend any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation while the General Assembly is not in a regular session. Such suspension would continue until the end of the next regular session. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 11/22/2016 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100155D
  • 11/22/2016 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/10/2017 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
  • 01/30/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 3-N)
  • 02/03/2017 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (13-Y 8-N)
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Taken up
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HJ545E
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Printed as engrossed 17100155D-E
  • 02/06/2017 - House: Agreed to by House (54-Y 40-N)
  • 02/06/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (54-Y 40-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/07/2017 - Senate: Reading waived
  • 02/07/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/14/2017 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
  • 02/14/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105335D-S1
  • 02/16/2017 - Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105335D-S1
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ545S1
  • 02/20/2017 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2017 - House: Passed by for the day
  • 02/22/2017 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105335D-S1 (52-Y 46-N)
  • 02/22/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (52-Y 46-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ545ER)
  • 03/07/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/27/2017 - House: Assigned Chapter 769 (effective 7/1/17)
  • 03/27/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0769)

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