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JRS 7

Joint resolution to provide for a Joint Assembly to hear the budget message of the Governor

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Andrew Perchlik

Establishes a joint Senate-House Assembly to hear the Governor's budget message; a procedural step formalizing the budget reception and guiding subsequent review.

As adopted by Senate and House
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Bill Summary · JRS 7

Summary — JRS 7: Joint resolution to provide for a Joint Assembly to hear the budget message of the Governor

Overview

  • Bill number: JRS 7 (Joint Resolution)
  • Title: Joint resolution to provide for a Joint Assembly to hear the budget message of the Governor
  • Introduced: January 15, 2025
  • Status: Adopted by both Senate and House (Read & adopted 1/15/2025; Read and adopted in concurrence 1/16/2025; House adopted in concurrence 1/17/2025; As adopted by Senate and House 1/17/2025)

Purpose and intent

The resolution establishes a formal Joint Assembly of both legislative chambers for the specific purpose of receiving the Governor’s budget message. Its primary intent is procedural and organizational: to create the forum in which the Governor presents budgetary proposals and related policy priorities to the full legislature.

Key provisions (based on title and legislative action)

The official text of the resolution is not included in the provided materials. Based on the title and standard legislative practice, the resolution likely:
- Directs members of both chambers to convene jointly at a specified time and place to hear the Governor’s budget message;
- Sets the agenda for that Joint Assembly (limited to receiving the budget message and possibly introductory remarks);
- May specify logistical or procedural details (e.g., presiding officer for the joint meeting, rules for admission of staff and press, or referral of the message to the appropriate committees after the presentation).

Note: Because the resolution text is not provided here, specific logistics (date/time/location, presiding officer, or language beyond authorizing the Assembly) should be confirmed by consulting the official enrolled resolution.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Members of the state Senate and House (who will attend the Joint Assembly).
  • Secondary: The Governor (who delivers the budget message), legislative staff, committee chairs and budget committees (who will subsequently process and review the budget), and the public and press who follow budget proceedings.

Procedural and legal significance

  • The resolution is procedural rather than substantive law; it does not itself appropriate funds or change policy.
  • Adoption by both chambers formalizes the Legislature’s reception of the Governor’s budget message, an important step in the annual budget process.
  • After the address, budget proposals would proceed through the regular appropriation committee and floor debate processes.

Where to find more

To see the exact language and any specific scheduling or procedural instructions, consult the enrolled resolution text and the legislative journals or the legislature’s official website for the January 2025 session records.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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