07 LC 28
3275
House
Resolution 46
By:
Representatives Fleming of the
117th,
Burkhalter of the
50th,
and Keen of the
179th
A
RESOLUTION
Amending
the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to local legislation; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the Rules of the House of
Representatives, as adopted by HR 8, are amended by revising Rule 18 as
follows:
"Rule
18.
18.1 If
a majority of the members of the House whose districts are wholly or partially
located within a political subdivision shall file with the chairman of the
Committee on
State
Planning and Community Affairs
Intragovernmental
Coordination their own rules as to the
number of Representatives who must sign proposed legislation affecting that
political subdivision before it will be favorably reported by the Committee on
State
Planning and Community Affairs
Intragovernmental
Coordination, the committee shall observe
such rules in considering such legislation. Otherwise, the committee shall not
favorably report any legislation affecting a political subdivision unless all of
the Representatives whose districts are wholly or partially located within the
political subdivision shall sign such legislation.
18.2. When
the committee staff reports to the chairman that local legislation meets the
technical requirements for which the staff inspects and has been signed by the
requisite local delegation members under Rule 18.1, the legislation shall be
favorably reported as a matter of course, without the necessity of action by the
committee, unless otherwise ordered by the chairman or the committee. Rule 13
shall not apply to legislation reported under this Rule.
18.2
18.3. No
local bill or resolution referred to the committee shall be released to any
person, including members of the House, except upon the condition that such
person shall return the bill or resolution to the chairman of the Committee on
State
Planning and Community Affairs
Intragovernmental
Coordination within six hours of the
chairman´s request to do so."