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HR 478 - Final ten days of session; enact repealers and appropriations - CA

Burkhalter, Joseph Mark (41st)	Irvin, Robert A (45th)	Ehrhart, Earl (36th)
Smith, Bob (91st)	Campbell, Jr, Thomas R (42nd)

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A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to prohibit the enactment of any laws during the final ten days of any regular session of the General Assembly except laws repealing existing laws and appropriations Acts; and for other purposes.

HR 478                                             LC 11 9757 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to prohibit 
  1- 2  the enactment of any laws during the final ten days of any 
  1- 3  regular session of the General Assembly except laws 
  1- 4  repealing existing laws and appropriations Acts; to provide 
  1- 5  for the submission of this amendment for ratification or 
  1- 6  rejection; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution is 
  1-10  amended by striking subparagraph (a) thereof and inserting 
  1-11  in its place the following: 
 
  1-12      "(a) The Senate and House of Representatives shall 
  1-13    organize each odd-numbered year and shall be a different 
  1-14    General Assembly for each two-year period.  The General 
  1-15    Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second 
  1-16    Monday in January of each year, or otherwise as provided 
  1-17    by law, and may continue in session for a period of no 
  1-18    longer than 40 days in the aggregate each year.  No law 
  1-19    may be enacted during the last ten days of a regular 
  1-20    session except a law repealing an existing law or an 
  1-21    appropriations Act.  By concurrent resolution, the General 
  1-22    Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such later 
  1-23    date as it may fix for reconvening.  Separate periods of 
  1-24    adjournment may be fixed by one or more such concurrent 
  1-25    resolutions." 
 
  1-26                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-27  The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be 
  1-28  published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, 
  1-29  Paragraph II of the Constitution. 
 
  1-30  The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall 
  1-31  have written or printed thereon the following: 
 
  1-32    "(  ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to 
  1-33              prohibit the enactment of any laws during the 
  1-34     (  ) NO  final ten days of any regular session of the 
  1-35              General Assembly except laws repealing 
 
 
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  2- 1              existing laws and appropriations Acts?" 
 
  2- 2  All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the 
  2- 3  proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."  All persons desiring 
  2- 4  to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote 
  2- 5  "No." 
 
  2- 6  If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said 
  2- 7  Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the 
  2- 8  Constitution of this state. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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