SENATE BILL 476

Sponsored By:

Senators Hogan, Astle, Bromwell, Colburn, DeGrange, Dorman, Dyson, Ferguson, Hafer, Haines, Hoffman, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Schrader, Sfikas, Stone, Van Hollen, and Kittleman

Entitled:

State Budget

Synopsis:

Authorizing the General Assembly to increase or add Executive Department items in the Budget Bill, subject to a specified limitation; providing for the veto of specified Budget Bill items; providing a mechanism by which the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates may convene a specified extraordinary session to consider whether to override a item in the Budget Bill; authorizing the General Assembly to override Budget Bill item vetoes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/1

First Reading Budget and Taxation

2/13

Hearing 3/6 at 1:30 p.m.

3/19

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

3/20

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/22

Third Reading Failed (27-19)

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39

Senator John C. Astle, District 30

Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32

Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29

Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4

Senator John J. Hafer, District 1

Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5

Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35

Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12

Senator Robert H. Kittleman, Senator, District 14

Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26

Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28

Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2

Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33

Senator Sandra Schrader, District 13

Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

BILLS (LEGISLATIVE) -see also- CORRECTIVE LEG; CURATIVE LEG.

BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

GOVERNOR

REFERENDUM

VETO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - II Executive Department

( 17 )

Article - III Legislative Department

( 14 , 52 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 22, 2002: Third Reading Failed (27-19)