(130th General Assembly)
(Senate Joint Resolution Number 7)


JOINT RESOLUTION
Authorizing a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly to meet at the Medina Performing Arts Center in Medina, Ohio, for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor and calling for a committee to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

WHEREAS, The members of the 130th General Assembly of Ohio, by adoption of this resolution, call for a joint session of the legislature, to be held at the Medina Performing Arts Center at 851 Weymouth Road, Medina, Ohio 44256, on Monday, February 24, 2014, at 7:00 o'clock p.m.; and

WHEREAS, The Ohio General Assembly annually convenes a joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor as to the State of the State; and

WHEREAS, The members of the 130th General Assembly of Ohio, by adoption of this resolution, call for a committee of nine on the part of the House of Representatives and eight on the part of the Senate to be appointed to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address, February 24, 2014, at 7:00 o'clock p.m.; and

WHEREAS, It is a tradition of courtesy for the Ohio General Assembly to appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, authorize a joint session of the legislature to be held at the Medina Performing Arts Center at 851 Weymouth Road, Medina, Ohio 44256, on Monday, February 24, 2014, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of welcoming the Governor, the Honorable John Kasich, and receiving his message on the State of the State; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, call for a committee of nine on the part of the House of Representatives and eight on the part of the Senate to be appointed to wait upon the Governor; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the rules and customs of the House of Representatives shall be observed during the joint session; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to Governor John Kasich and to the news media of Ohio.