Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; restrict purposes for which Governor may call extraordinary session.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/05 (H) Referred To Constitution | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | No Effective Date | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Two/Thirds |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Brown
Additional Author: Mayo
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 121, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO RESTRICT THE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR IN CALLING AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION TO AN EXISTING OR IMPENDING EMERGENCY OR CONDITION THAT, IN HIS OPINION, HAS CAUSED OR POSES AN IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF HARM OR INJURY TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO ISSUE HIS PROCLAMATION CALLING FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION AT LEAST TEN DAYS BEFORE THE DATE SCHEDULED FOR CONVENING THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION; TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE WHEN SO CONVENED, UPON ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF EACH HOUSE, TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS OF AN EMERGENCY NATURE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE GOVERNOR'S CALL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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