Requires the Speaker of the Assembly to appoint a two person committee to inform the Governor the Assembly is ready to proceed with business

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Requires the Assembly Speaker to appoint a two-person committee whose sole duty is to inform the Governor that the Assembly is ready to proceed with business.

ADOPTED

Overview

Bill Type: Resolution

Bill Number: E 7

Title: Requires the Speaker of the Assembly to appoint a two-person committee to inform the Governor the Assembly is ready to proceed with business

Status: Adopted

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Sponsor (primary): Crystal Peoples-Stokes

This resolution establishes a formal procedure at the start of the legislative session, directing the Speaker to appoint a two-member committee tasked with notifying the Governor that the Assembly is ready to proceed with its business.

What the bill would do

Requires the Speaker of the Assembly to appoint a two-person committee.

The exclusive duty of this committee is to inform the Governor that the Assembly is ready to proceed with business.

As a resolution, the measure serves to formalize a procedural step rather than create or fund a new state program or law.

Key provisions and changes

The Speaker appoints the two members of the committee.

The committee’s sole stated function is communication to the Governor indicating readiness to move forward with Assembly business.

The bill does not specify additional powers, duties, durations, funding, or enforcement mechanisms beyond this notification role.

Being a resolution, it does not enact statutory changes or impose financial obligations; it codifies a procedural custom.

Affected parties

Primary affected entity: The Office of the Speaker, by requiring the Speaker to designate the two-person committee.

Governor’s office: Receives an official readiness communication from the Assembly via the appointed committee.

Public/constituents: Indirectly affected by the formalized start-of-session procedure, which may influence how quickly legislative business begins after session convenes.

Procedural/timeline aspects

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Adopted: January 8, 2025

The measure was adopted on the same day it was introduced, indicating swift approval and signaling that the readiness-to-proceed procedure would be formally recognized immediately in this session.

Effective date: Not explicitly stated in the summary, but adoption typically implies immediate effect unless otherwise specified in the resolution text.

Notes

This summary reflects the information provided for Bill E 7. No additional text of the resolution or fiscal notes were included. As a resolution, its impact is procedural and ceremonial, establishing a stated method for communication between the Assembly and the Governor at the outset of business.

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