Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Governor
Introduced Nov 22, 2016
Last action Mar 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2017
Committee
Assigned Chapter 769 (effective 7/1/17)
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ545S1
legislature
Feb 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105335D-S1
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HJ545E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
legislature
Nov 22, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Nov 22, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100155D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Head
RRepublican
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