HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9
(By Delegates Overington, Louisos, Trump, Duke, Anderson,
Armstead, Azinger, Blair, Canterbury, Carmichael, Ellem, Evans,
Frich, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Lane, Leggett, Porter, Roberts,
Romine, Sobonya, Stevens, Sumner, Tansill and Wakim)
Amending the rules of the House of Delegates, relating to
compelling a standing committee to take up and report out a
bill.
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the Standing Rules of the House of Delegates be amended
by adding thereto a new rule as follows:
Compelling Action on a Bill
82a. Upon delivery to a standing committee of a petition
signed by twelve delegates which requests immediate action on a
bill then before the committee, that committee and any standing
committee to which the bill may be referred to as a second or
subsequent reference shall within a total of no more than seven
calendar days after the date of the petition take up the bill and
report it out with: (1) No recommendation; (2) a recommendation
that it do pass; or (3) a recommendation that it do not pass. No
delegate may sign more than one compelling action petition during each year. Within five calendar days after a bill is reported out
of last referred standing committee under the provisions of this
rule, the committee on rules shall place the bill on the regular
house calendar if the special house calendar is not in effect and
on the special calendar if it is in effect for consideration by the
House on the next legislative day. For the purpose of this rule,
a legislative day is a day in which the House of Delegates is in
session.
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