Bill Text: MI SR0097 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-10-17 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SR0097 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-SR0097-Introduced.html

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            Senators Pappageorge, Meekhof, Kahn, Nofs, Colbeck, Robertson, Anderson, Proos, Green, Booher, Marleau, Brandenburg, Pavlov, Caswell, Walker, Kowall, Jansen, Jones, Emmons, Casperson, Hansen, Hildenbrand, Moolenaar, Bieda, Hopgood, Johnson, Warren, Ananich and Smith offered the following resolution:

            Senate Resolution No. 97.

            A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate.

            Resolved by the Senate, That Rule 3.604 be added to the Standing Rules of the Senate to read as follows:

“3.604  FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TARGETS

THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER SHALL NOTIFY THE SENATE BY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FOR PUBLICATION IN THE SENATE JOURNAL OF THE DATE AN APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON IS INFORMED OF HIS/HER SUBCOMMITTEE TARGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ENSUING BUDGET SHALL NOT BE PASSED BY THE SENATE BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE SENATE IS NOTIFIED OF THE TARGETS.”