Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may agree to delay reconvened session (first reference). (HJ54)

Introduced By

Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patron Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)

Description

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); legislative sessions.  Provides that the General Assembly may agree to delay the reconvened session for a period of up to one week.  The Constitution now provides that the reconvened session will be held on the sixth Wednesday after adjournment of a regular or special session.  The proposed amendment would allow the General Assembly to postpone the reconvened session for a brief period, for example, to avoid convening on a religious holiday.   View Full Text »

Outcome

No Richmond Sunlight visitors voted on this bill while voting was open.