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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

AMENDING LEGISLATIVE JOINT RULE 10-1 TO PROHIBIT THE DUAL

INTRODUCTION OF INTERIM COMMITTEE AND STATE AGENCY LEGISLATION

AND ADOPTING A JOINT RULE TO ALLOW JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF

LEGISLATION.

WHEREAS, Legislative Joint Rule 8-1 provides that joint

rules may be adopted, amended or repealed by concurrent

resolution approved by two-thirds of the membership of each

house;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, that Joint

Rule 10-1 be amended to read as follows:

"BILL INTRODUCTION (10-1)

A. The legislative council service shall not

draft or prepare a bill for introduction at any

regular session of the legislature that convenes in

an odd-numbered year unless the request to draft or

prepare the bill for introduction has been received

by the legislative council service prior to 5:00

p.m. on the twenty-eighth calendar day of that

session. The legislative council service shall not

draft or prepare a bill for introduction at any

regular session of the legislature that convenes in

an even-numbered year unless the request to draft

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or prepare the bill for introduction has been

received by the legislative council service prior

to 5:00 p.m. on the thirteenth calendar day of that

session. The limitation provided in this rule does

not apply to the general appropriation bill, bills

to provide for the current expenses of the

government and such bills as may be referred to the

legislature by the governor by special message

specifically setting forth the emergency or

necessity requiring such legislation.

B. If an interim committee has endorsed a

bill, resolution or memorial, the legislative

council service shall draft and prepare the bill,

resolution or memorial for introduction in only one

house.

C. The legislative council service shall draft and

prepare bills, resolutions and memorials requested by the

governor or the various departments, institutions and agencies

of the state for introduction in only one house."; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following new joint rule

be adopted to read:

"During any session of the legislature, any

bill, resolution or memorial introduced in the

house may be cosponsored by senate members by

endorsing the bill, resolution or memorial or by

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filing a written notice in open session with the

clerk of the house prior to third reading in the

house, and any bill, resolution or memorial

introduced in the senate may be cosponsored by

house members by endorsing the bill, resolution or

memorial or by filing a written notice in open

session with the clerk of the senate prior to third

reading in the senate. The names of the sponsor

and cosponsors of all bills, resolutions and

memorials shall be shown on the face of the

enrolled and engrossed legislation.".