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Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.

It became law on Mar 27, 2017.

VA HJ 545 · Hj · 2017

Stage
Became law
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Mar 27, 2017

What it does

Provides that the General Assembly may suspend or nullify any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation by a joint resolution agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each house. The amendment also grants to the General Assembly the authority to authorize a legislative committee or legislative committees acting jointly or a legislative commission to suspend any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation while the General Assembly is not in a regular session. Such suspension would continue until the end of the next regular session.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Mar 27, 2017

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Virginia.

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