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GA HR900

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/31/2015

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Barr

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia's General Assembly shall send a delegation of 6 voting delegates and 6 alternate delegates to the Assembly of State Legislatures, a bipartisan interstate body of state legislators working under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to draft rules governing any future convention for proposing amendments
  • The Speaker of the House appoints 2 voting and 2 alternate delegates from the House; the Senate President Pro Tempore appoints 2 voting and 2 alternate delegates from the Senate
  • Minority party leaders in each chamber each appoint 1 voting delegate and 1 alternate delegate, ensuring no more than 4 of the 6 voting delegates belong to the same political party
  • Delegates serve terms coinciding with their terms as General Assembly members, with vacancies filled by the original appointing authority
  • No outside organizations or special interest groups are permitted to participate in the Assembly, which is restricted exclusively to currently serving state legislators

Legislative Description

Assembly of State Legislatures; delegates from General Assembly; provide

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

2/10/2016

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs4/2/2015

Full Bill Text

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