SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION  10

(By Senator Clements)

[Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Reported on January 16, 2019]

 

Amending the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates relating to resolutions.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That Rule 24 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Delegates be amended to read as follows:

Resolutions

24. Resolutions requiring concurrent action may originate in either house and shall be of two kinds, namely:

Joint Resolutions: These resolutions shall be used for proposing amendments to the Constitution of West Virginia and for ratifying amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of West Virginia shall be adopted as provided in Article XIV, Section 2 of said Constitution.

Concurrent Resolutions: Such resolutions shall be used for all purposes not covered by joint resolutions as defined above.

No concurrent resolution related to the naming of a bridge or other infrastructure shall be considered in the house of origin after the 41st day or considered in the other house after the 50th day.