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                                   9065
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
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 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an  amendment to section 14 of article 3 of the constitution,
   in relation to prohibiting the passage of bills between the  hours  of
   midnight and eight o'clock a.m.  and requiring two-thirds approval for
   messages of necessity

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 14 of article
 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 14. No bill shall be passed or become a law:
   A.  unless  it  shall  have  been  printed  and  upon the desks of the
 members, in its final form, at least  three  calendar  legislative  days
 prior to its final passage, unless the governor, or the acting governor,
 shall  have  certified, under his or her hand and the seal of the state,
 the facts which in his or her  opinion  necessitate  an  immediate  vote
 thereon  AND  TWO-THIRDS  OF  THE  MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH BRANCH OF THE
 LEGISLATURE ASSENT TO SUCH FACTS THAT NECESSITATE SUCH  IMMEDIATE  VOTE,
 in  which  case it must nevertheless be upon the desks of the members in
 final form, not necessarily printed,  before  its  final  passage;  [nor
 shall any bill be passed or become a law,]
   B.  except  by the assent of a majority of the members elected to each
 branch of the legislature;
   C.  BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND EIGHT  O'CLOCK  A.M.;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER  THAT THIS PROVISION MAY BE WAIVED UPON THE ASSENT OF TWO-THIRDS
 OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH BRANCH OF THE LEGISLATURE; and
   D. upon the last reading of a bill,  no  amendment  thereof  shall  be
 allowed,  and  the  question upon its final passage shall be taken imme-
 diately thereafter, and the ayes and nays entered on the journal.
   For purposes of this section, a bill shall be deemed to be printed and
 upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electron-
 ic format by electronic means, and it is available for  review  in  such
 format  at the desks of the members. For purposes of this section "elec-
 tronic means" means any method of transmission  of  information  between
 computers  or  other  machines  designed  for the purpose of sending and
 receiving  such  transmissions  and  which:  allows  the  recipient   to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 reproduce   the   information   transmitted  in  a  tangible  medium  of
 expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to
 be made without leaving an adequate record thereof.
   §  2.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
 to the first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after  the  next
 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 months previous to the time of such election.