Bill Text: WV SR61 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Amending Senate Rule 15 relating to bill and resolution introduction
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-26 - To Rules [SR61 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-SR61-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 61
(By Senators Sypolt, Swope, Roberts, Maynard, Prezioso, Clements, Rucker, and Azinger)
[Introduced February 26, 2019]
Amending Senate Rule 15 relating to bill and resolution introduction.
Resolved by the Senate:
That Senate Rule 15 be amended as follows:
Each bill or resolution for introduction shall be presented in duplicate and electronically, bearing the name of the member or members by whom it is to be introduced, and shall be filed with the Clerk not later than 12 p.m. on the legislative day next preceding its introduction: Provided, That the pre-filing requirement shall not apply to the first day of any session of the Legislature. A bill may be introduced by request. All bills introduced by request shall bear the words “By Request”, following the designation of the name or names of the bill sponsor or sponsors.
The Clerk shall designate one copy of a bill or resolution the official copy and it shall constitute the official bill or resolution for use of committees and for the permanent files of the Senate. One copy shall be used for printing.
Each bill or resolution shall be numbered, edited, and corrected as to form by the Clerk and reported by the Clerk to the Senate on the next legislative day, under the sixth order of business. In case of urgency, on motion for leave agreed to by a majority of the members present, a member may introduce a bill or resolution from the floor.
Any member who is a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may be removed as a sponsor of the bill or resolution by submitting a request to the Clerk prior to the bill or resolution being reported from the last committee to which it was referred: Provided, That the removal shall only be permitted if another member remains as a sponsor of the bill or resolution.
Any member may be added as a cosponsor of a bill or resolution by submitting a request to the Clerk prior to the bill or resolution being reported from the last committee to which it was referred and if the lead sponsor of the bill or resolution agrees to the addition.
The electronic version of a bill or resolution shall be changed to include the addition or removal of a sponsor, but the addition or removal of a sponsor shall only be included in a printed version if a subsequent printing is otherwise required.
