Bill Text: VA SJR7001 | 2018 | 2nd Special Session | Introduced


Bill Title: General Assembly; limits legislation during 2018 Sp Session II and establishes conduct of business.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-30 - Laid on Speaker's table [SJR7001 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-SJR7001-Introduced.html
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7001
Offered August 30, 2018
Limiting legislation to be considered by the 2018 Special Session II of the General Assembly and establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before such special session.
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Patron-- Obenshain
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That during the 2018 Special Session II of the General Assembly, summoned by proclamation of the Governor on August 20, 2018, to begin on August 30, 2018, except with the unanimous consent of the house in which the legislation is offered, no bill, joint resolution, or resolution shall be offered in either house during the Special Session other than those relating to (i) redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts per Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections (2017); (ii) single-house commending and memorial resolutions; (iii) the rules of procedure or schedule of business of the General Assembly 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, with any bill introduced relating to redrawing legislative districts, the patron shall make available, on the appropriate legislative agency website, all relevant supporting documents on the proposed House districts, including maps; shapefiles; block assignment files; and population, demographics, election data, and voting age population reports; and, be it

RESOLVED FINALLY, That after the Special Session is convened for the first time, each body may adjourn from time-to-time until reconvened with at least 48 hours notice by the respective call of the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules.

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