GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2038

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Sponsors: Representative Arnold.

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Referred to:  Rules.

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July 13, 1989

A JOINT RESOLUTION SETTING THE TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE 1989 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MEET IN 1990, AND LIMITING THE SUBJECTS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED IN THAT SESSION.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
Section 1.  At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, 1989, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall adjourn to reconvene at noon on Thursday, June 7, 1990.  During that session only the following matters may be considered:
(1)	Bills directly affecting the State budget for fiscal year 1990-91, provided that no  appropriations bill may be filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House after June 21, 1990, provided further that no member may introduce more than five appropriations bills under the provisions of this subdivision.
(2)	Bills introduced in 1989 and favorably acted upon in the house in which introduced during calendar year 1989, and not disposed of in the other house during calendar year 1989 by tabling, unfavorable committee report, indefinite postponement, or failure to pass any reading, whether or not the rules of either house would have prevented them from being considered because they passed in the first house after May 11, 1989.
(3)	Bills implementing the recommendations of study commissions authorized or directed to report to the 1990 Session, except that no constitutional amendment so recommended shall be considered; provided that any bills authorized by this subdivision must be filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 1990.
(4)	Any local bill filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House by 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 14, 1990, and accompanied by a certificate signed by the principal sponsor stating that no public hearing will be required or asked for by a member on the bill, the bill is noncontroversial, and the bill is approved for introduction by each member of the Senate and House whose district includes the local area to which the bill applies.
(5)	Selection or confirmation of members of State boards and commissions as required by law, including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or Speaker of the House.
(6)	Any matter authorized by joint resolution passed during the 1990 Session by two-thirds majority of the members of the House of Representatives present and voting and by two-thirds majority of the members of the Senate present and voting.  Provided that no memorializing, celebration, commendation or commemoration resolutions may be authorized.  A bill or resolution filed in either house under the provisions of this subsection shall have a copy of the ratified enabling resolution attached to the jacket.
(7)	Any bills affecting any State or local pension or retirement system.
(8)	Joint resolutions, House resolutions, and Senate resolutions pertaining to Section 5(10) of Article III of the Constitution of North Carolina.
Sec. 2.  The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House may jointly authorize appropriate committees or subcommittees of their respective houses to meet during the interim between sessions to review matters related to the State budget or any other matter as they deem appropriate for the 1990-91 biennium and to prepare reports, including revised budgets, for consideration at the 1990 Session.
Sec. 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.