Virginia House Joint Resolution 543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); failure to pass an appropriation act. Provides that if an appropriation act has not been adopted 30 days prior to the expiration of the current appropriation act, a joint session of the General Assembly shall be convened to pass an appropriation act that shall become the state budget without the signature of the Governor. The measure requires the votes of the members of the Senate to be weighted in accordance with the ratio of the average population of a Senate district to the average population of a House district.

Constitutional amendment; failure to pass an appropriation act (first reference).

Del. Mark Cole [R]

Del. Matt Fariss [R]

2017-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-08	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2017-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
2017-01-10	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
2016-09-28	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-09-28	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100481D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HJ543
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HJ543+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1803V0005+HJ0543