09-R190

2009 -- H 6123

Enacted 04/22/09

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE FOR THE YEARS 2009 - 2010

Introduced By: Representative Gordon D. Fox

Date Introduced: April 22, 2009

     RESOLVED, That rules 13(i) and 13(j) of the House which were adopted by the House at

its January session. A.D. 2009, entitled "HOUSE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2009 AND 2010", be and they are

hereby amended to read as follows:

     13(i) No public bill or resolution which originated in the House shall be considered by a

House committee unless the committee has held a hearing on that bill or resolution by April 9 30,

2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of 2010), and thereafter the committees of the House shall

not consider public bills or resolutions except those which have been acted upon by the Senate

and transmitted by the Senate to the House of Representatives, provided however, that

the committee on finance may hear and consider such House bills, acts or resolutions as it deems

to have a fiscal impact after April 9 30, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of 2010), except

as provided in section (j) hereof, and provided further, that each other House committee may

complete consideration of not more than three (3) House bills or resolutions after said date,

on which such committee had not been able to complete action, upon approval by the Speaker of

a written request from the Chair. All such requests must be filed with the Clerk of the House no

later than April 9 30, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of 2010). The provisions of this

paragraph shall not apply to House bills of which Senate duplicates have passed the House.

     13(j) No House bill which relates to an individual's pension or retirement shall be

accepted as a committee report from the committee on finance unless it shall have been

considered by the committee on or before April 9 30, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of 2010),

and shall have been heard in the committee no later than one (1) week prior to that date.

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