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SJ 6

School capital construction-constitutional amendment.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ocean Andrew and 7 co-sponsors

SJ 6 grants the Legislature formal consent and approval for a long-range Capitol development plan, enabling design, procurement and construction steps without funding yet.

S 3rd Reading:Failed 18-12-1-0-0
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Bill Summary · SJ 6

Summary — SJ 6

Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval of long‑range legislative branch capitol development plan

Purpose and intent

SJ 6 is a joint resolution by the Legislature to give its formal consent to and approval of a long‑range capitol development plan for the legislative branch. The resolution signals legislative agreement with the plan’s goals and direction for planning and improving legislative facilities (the Capitol and other legislature‑controlled buildings and infrastructure). It establishes the Legislature’s policy position on that long‑range plan and clears the way for the plan’s next steps toward design, procurement, and implementation.

Key provisions (as reflected by title and status)

  • Provides the Legislature’s consent and approval of a specified long‑range capitol development plan for the legislative branch.
  • Formalizes the Legislature’s endorsement so the plan may proceed to administrative, design, contracting, permitting, and funding stages.
  • Does not itself appear to appropriate construction or capital dollars (no appropriation amounts are included in the available bill metadata). Implementation and construction would generally require subsequent budgetary action and administrative steps.

(Note: the bill text itself is not included in the supplied materials; the summary stays to the resolution’s clear, stated purpose.)

Who is affected

  • Legislative branch occupants and operations: legislators, legislative staff, committees, and services that work in Capitol buildings.
  • Facilities management and the agencies or offices charged with carrying out Capitol planning and construction.
  • Contractors, architects, engineers and other vendors involved with Capitol improvement projects.
  • The public and taxpayers indirectly, because subsequent funding decisions and construction will have fiscal and community impacts (costs, economic activity, traffic/parking, temporary disruptions).

Fiscal and implementation considerations

  • SJ 6 establishes legislative approval for a plan but does not, by itself, appear to commit funding. Actual project spending, contracts, and timelines will depend on later appropriations, procurement processes, and administrative actions.
  • Potential impacts include capital expenditures in future budgets, construction scheduling, and temporary operational disruptions during work.
  • Absent the text, no dollar amounts, schedules, or specific projects can be confirmed from the provided materials.

Legislative and procedural timeline (selected)

  • Introduced (Senate): 2024‑11‑27 draft activity; formally introduced 2024‑12‑27 / First Reading 2025‑01‑06.
  • Referred to Senate Legislative Administration Committee (2025‑01‑07); committee passed and reported (hearings/executive action 2025‑02‑12).
  • Passed Senate 3rd Reading (2025‑02‑15); transmitted to House (2025‑02‑17).
  • Referred to House Legislative Administration; committee hearings and concurrence occurred in February–March 2025. House amended the measure; Senate concurred with House amendment and the amended bill passed both houses.
  • Enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, returned from enrolling, and filed with Secretary of State on 2025‑04‑22 — indicating finalization of the joint resolution.

Related legislation

  • LC 932 is listed as being replaced by this measure (SJ 6 replaces LC 932).

If you would like, I can:
- Locate and summarize the text of the approved long‑range development plan referenced by SJ 6 (if available), or
- Track subsequent appropriation bills or administrative moves that implement projects from this plan.

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

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