RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That during the 2024 Special Session I of the General Assembly, summoned by proclamation of the Governor on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 to begin Monday, May 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM, pursuant to the provisions of HJR 428, 2024 Regular Session, except with unanimous consent of the house in which the legislation is offered, no bill, joint resolution, or resolution shall be offered or considered in either house during the Special Session other than (i) Budget Bill(s) and revenue bills; (ii) single-house commending and memorial resolutions; (iii) bills, joint resolutions, or resolutions affecting the rules of procedure or schedule of business of the General Assembly, either of its houses, or any of its committees; (iv) the election of judges and other officials subject to the election of the General Assembly; or (v) appointments subject to the confirmation of the General Assembly; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That after the Special Session is convened for the first time, each body may recess from time-to-time until reconvened with at least 48 hours' notice by the respective call of the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That for the purposes of this resolution:

"Budget Bill(s)" means a general appropriation bill introduced that authorizes the biennial expenditure of public revenues for the period from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, or July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026; and,

"Revenue Bill(s)" means any bill, except the Budget Bill and debt bills, that increases or decreases the total revenues available for appropriation; and it be

RESOLVED FINALLY, That the 2024 Special Session I of the General Assembly shall be governed by the following procedural rules:

Rule 1. Neither house shall receive, consider, or vote on any committee amendment or floor amendment or amendment of the other house to the Budget Bill(s). No engrossment of the Budget Bill(s) shall be required in either house, and any conferences on the Budget Bill(s) shall consider, as the basis for their deliberations, the enrolled Budget Bill(s) transmitted to the Governor at the close of the 2024 Regular Session.

Rule 2. Neither house shall consider such Budget Bill(s) earlier than 48 hours after introduction, unless both houses respectively determine to proceed earlier by a vote of two-thirds of the members voting in each house. A report shall be issued concurrently with the introduction of the Budget Bill(s) that enumerates all changes to such Budget Bills compared to the enrolled versions of House Bill 29 and House Bill 30 of the 2024 Regular Session.