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General Assembly Proposed Senate Joint
Resolution No. 13
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1942
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist.
REP. DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist.
REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION REQUIRING AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO -
THIRDS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP FOR THE
PASSAGE OF SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATION.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That article third of the Constitution of the state be amended to 1
require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership of each 2
house of the General Assembly to enact any public or special act during 3
a special session of the General Assembly. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To require that all legislation passed during a special session obtain a
two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership of each house for
passage.