GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2038
Committee Substitute Favorable 7/21/89
Third Edition Engrossed 7/25/89
Rules & Operation of the Senate Committee Substitute Adopted 8/12/89

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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 noon on Saturday, August 12, 1989, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall adjourn to reconvene at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 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 or finance bill may be filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House of Representatives after Tuesday, May 29, 1990, provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House of Representatives by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 1990, shall be treated as if it had met the deadlines established by this subdivision.
(2)	Bills introduced in 1989 and having passed third reading in 1989 in the house in which introduced, received in the other house, and not disposed of in the other house by tabling, unfavorable committee report, indefinite postponement, or failure to pass any reading, and does not violate the rules of either body.  Notwithstanding any other rule, the following bills are eligible for consideration:  House Bills 407, 545, 689, 964, 1135, 1148, 1152, 1161, 1205, 1206 and 1297.
(3)	Bills implementing the recommendations of study commissions authorized or directed to report to the 1990 Session.  Any bills authorized by this subdivision must be filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House of Representatives no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 1990.
(4)	Any local bill filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House of Representatives by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 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 of Representatives whose district includes the area to which the bill applies.
(5)	Selection, appointment 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 of Representatives.
(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.  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 before filing for introduction in the Senate or introduction in the House of Representatives.
(7)	Any bills affecting any State or local pension or retirement system, filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced in the House of Representatives by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 1990.
(8)	Joint resolutions, House resolutions, and Senate resolutions pertaining to Section 5(10) of Article III of the Constitution of North Carolina.
(9)	A joint resolution adjourning the 1989 Regular Session, sine die.
Sec. 2.  The President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives may authorize appropriate committees or subcommittees of their respective houses to meet during the interim between sessions to review matters related to the State budget for the 1989-91 biennium, to prepare reports, including revised budgets, or to consider any other matters as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives deem appropriate, except that no committee or subcommittee of a house may consider, after the date of adjournment provided in Section 1 of this resolution and before the date of reconvening provided in Section 1 of this resolution, any bill, or proposed committee substitute for such bill, which originated in the other house.  A conference committee may meet in the interim upon approval by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Sec. 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.