Constitutional amendment (first resolution); legislative review of administrative rules.
Summary
Grants to the General Assembly the authority to review any administrative rule to ensure it is consistent with the legislative intent of the statute that the rule was written to interpret, prescribe, implement, or enforce. The amendment provides that after such review, the General Assembly may approve or reject, in whole or in part, any rule as provided by law and that the approval or rejection of a rule by the General Assembly shall not be subject to veto by the Governor.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
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
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2017
Committee
Assigned Chapter 772 (effective 7/1/17)
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ295S1
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104948D-S1
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103373D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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