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GA SR992
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
Don Balfour
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate urges the U.S. Congress to adopt a single-subject rule for federal legislation, requiring that each bill address only one subject and prohibiting the bundling of unrelated provisions into a single bill
- Notes that multi-subject bills obscure the aims and effects of legislation, diminish public faith in elected representatives, and shield individual accountability for specific provisions
- Cites Georgia's own longstanding single-subject rule, in place for over a century, which prohibits passage of any bill that creates or amends two or more unrelated public laws
- References the Georgia Constitution's prohibition on including spending provisions in any bill other than one dedicated solely to budgetary matters, and urges Congress to similarly bar spending directives in non-budget bills
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to each member of the Georgia Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
Congress; urged to enact a single-subject rule for federal legislation
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted
4/27/2010
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations2/8/2010
Full Bill Text
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