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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2389

Compact for a Balanced Budget; enact.

Became law as Chapter 331, Laws of 2015, signed March 13, 2015, 53 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ADOPT THE COMPACT FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL BE BOUND BY THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE A METHOD OF WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COMPACT; TO ESTABLISH A COMPACT COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION IN REGARD TO THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR BY THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPACT COMMISSION AND THE COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE FUNDED BY MEMBER STATES OR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; TO PROVIDE WHAT WHEN 3/4 OF THE STATES HAVE JOINED TO THE COMPACT, EACH MEMBER STATE IS DEEMED TO HAVE APPLIED TO CONGRESS FOR THE CALLING OF A CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS LIMITED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF PROPOSING FOR RATIFICATION THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION AND THE AUTHORITY OF SUCH DELEGATES; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE CONVENTION; TO PROVIDE THAT BY BEING A MEMBER OF THE COMPACT, EACH MEMBER STATE PROSPECTIVELY RATIFIES THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION ONCE CONGRESS REFERS THE AMENDMENT TO THE STATES FOR RATIFICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

10 co-sponsors

Gary Jackson, Eugene S. Clarke, David Parker, Nancy Adams Collins, Angela Burks Hill, Chris Massey, Chris McDaniel, Tony Smith, Melanie Sojourner, Michael Watson

Its course

January 19 to March 13, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action17 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

RulesJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1027 days

AppropriationsFeb 24 to Mar 37 days

With the GovernorMar 10 to Mar 133 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Rules
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Amended in the Senate
  4. Motion in the Senate to recommit lost
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 9Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 10In the House: Previous Question
  6. Passed the House

To the Governor Mar 10 – Mar 13

  1. Mar 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Evans (70th), Frierson and Huddleston (15th))
  2. Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  4. Mar 12Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  5. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  6. Mar 13Approved by the Governor
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To RulesSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 11Motion to Recommit LostSenate
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 10Previous QuestionHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Evans (70th), Frierson, Huddleston (15th))House of Representatives
  13. Mar 11Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 11Returned For EnrollingHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  16. Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 13Approved by GovernorGovernor