Bill Text: VA SB272 | 2013 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: General Assembly; consideration of certain documents related to budget bill.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-11-30 - Left in Finance [SB272 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2013-SB272-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 272 Offered January 11, 2012 Prefiled January 10, 2012 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-19.1:11, relating to the General Assembly; consideration of certain documents concerning the budget bill or the general appropriation act. ---------- Patron-- Smith ---------- Referred to Committee on Rules ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 30-19.1:11 as follows:

§30-19.1:11. Consideration of the conference committee report on the budget bill or the general appropriation act.

No legislative action may be taken on (i) any committee amendment to the budget bill or the general appropriation act, (ii) any conference committee report on the budget bill or the general appropriation act, or (iii) any Governor's recommendation on the budget bill or the general appropriation act until each such amendment, recommendation, conference committee report, budget bill or general appropriation act has been posted on the General Assembly's website for at least 72 hours. Each house may determine by a two-thirds vote to take legislative action on any committee amendment to the budget bill or the general appropriation act, conference committee reports on the budget bill or the general appropriation act, or Governor's recommendations on the budget bill or the general appropriation act before the end of the 72-hour posting period.