Constitutional amendment; legislative sessions. (HJ679)

Introduced By

Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

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. Read the Bill »

Status

03/04/2011: Passed the General Assembly

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Committee
01/12/2011Presented and ordered printed 11100719D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/18/2011Assigned P & E sub: #1 Constitutional
01/31/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
02/04/2011Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Passed by for the day
02/08/2011Taken up
02/08/2011Engrossed by House
02/08/2011Agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/08/2011VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2011Reading waived
02/09/2011Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/15/2011Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2011Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2011Read third time
02/18/2011Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ679ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/04/2011Signed by President
03/28/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756)
03/31/2011Assigned Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/11)
03/31/2011Assigned Chapter 756 (effective 7/1/11)
03/31/2011Assigned Chapter 756 (effective - see bill)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 55 seconds.