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Can any one here genuinely help me out with this interpretation? Sent to my
Reps today, Thanks.
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Could one of my elected representatives explain to me why SB6396 by resolution, has been reintroduced and retained in present status? I interpret the following Articles to mean the special session of the legislature is working on the budget. It seems to be a huge waste of taxpayer money to have a special session, and then reintroduce bills that failed to pass in their original form. That ranks right up there with waste fraud and abuse. Please clarify this for me.
Very Respectfully, Your neighbor and constituent.
Signed by me
Washington State Constitution Article II; Section 12,
(1) [size=Regular Sessions.]
(2) [size=Special Legislative Sessions. Special legislative sessions may be convened for a period of not more than thirty consecutive days by proclamation of the governor pursuant to Article III, section 7 of this Constitution. Special legislative sessions may also be convened for a period of not more than thirty consecutive days by resolution of the legislature upon the affirmative vote in each house of two-thirds of the members elected or appointed thereto, which vote may be taken and resolution executed either while the legislature is in session or during any interim between sessions in accordance with such procedures as the legislature may provide by law or resolution.]The resolution convening the legislature shall specify a purpose or purposes for the convening of a special session, and any special session convened by the resolution shall consider only measures germane to the purpose or purposes expressed in the resolution, unless by resolution adopted during the session upon the affirmative vote in each house of two-thirds of the members elected or appointed thereto, an additional purpose or purposes are expressed. The specification of purpose by the governor pursuant to Article III, section 7 of this Constitution shall be considered by the legislature but shall not be mandatory.
[size=(3) Committees of the Legislature. Standing and special committees of the legislature shall meet and conduct official business pursuant to such rules as the legislature may adopt. [[b]AMENDMENT 68,[/b] 1979 Substitute Senate Joint Resolution No. 110, p 2286. Approved November 6, 1979.]]
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Article III section 7 referenced above;
EXTRA LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the legislature by proclamation, in which shall be stated the purposes for which the legislature is convened.
Extraordinary sessions to reconsider vetoes: Art. 3 Section 12.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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