Bill Summaries: H938 (2011-2012 Session)

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  • Summary date: Jul 28 2011 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition.
    Provides that the Senate and House of Representatives will reconvene on Monday, September 12, 2011, at 12:00 noon (was, reconvene on Thursday, July 28, 2011) when they adjourn on July 28, 2011 (was, July 27, 2011). Adds that the General Assembly may consider the following additional matters during the reconvened session: (1) bills responding to actions related to the Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) bills responding to actions related to litigation concerning congressional, state house, or state senate districts; (3) local bills pending in the House Rules Committee on July 28, 2011; and (4) bills to ratify and make statutory conforming changes pursuant to a Tribal Compact negotiated by the Governor. Removes the authority to consider a bill adjusting a budgetary provision to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to make inflationary adjustments related to pharmaceuticals in the Medicaid program. Clarifies that the General Assembly may consider the adoption of conference reports for bills that were in conference as of July 28, 2011 (was, bills in conference as of June 18, 2011, with conferees appointed). Makes additional clarifying changes.


  • Summary date: Jul 26 2011 - View summary

    Provides that the Senate and House of Representatives adjourn on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 and will reconvene on Thursday July 28, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Limits the matters that may be considered when the regular session reconvenes to the bills dealing with the following matters: (1) U.S. Congress and General Assembly redistricting, (2) appointments to public office, (3) amendments to the state Constitution and related statutory and transitional changes, and (4) election laws. Also allows for overrides of bills vetoed by the Governor and consideration of the adoption of conference reports of bills which were in conference as of Saturday, June 18, 2011 for which conferees had been appointed by both houses as of that date. Permits consideration of joint resolutions dealing with the following: (1) the confirmation process of the Governor’s appointments to the State Board of Education, and (2) the further adjoining of the 2011 Regular Session to a date certain. Also provides for consideration of a bill adjusting a budgetary provision to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to make inflationary adjustments relating to pharmaceuticals in the Medicaid program.