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                                   1853
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 3 of article 4 of the constitution, in
   relation to establishing a procedure for the governor's annual message
   to the legislature regarding the state of the state
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 3 of  article
 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  The  governor  shall  be commander-in-chief of the military and
 naval forces of the state. The governor shall have power to convene  the
 legislature, or the senate only, on extraordinary occasions. At extraor-
 dinary  sessions  convened pursuant to the provisions of this section no
 subject shall be acted upon, except such as the governor  may  recommend
 for  consideration.  The  governor  shall  communicate by message to the
 legislature at every session the condition of the state,  and  recommend
 such  matters to it as [he or she] THE GOVERNOR'S shall judge expedient.
 THE MESSAGE SHALL BE DELIVERED ORALLY IN THE  ASSEMBLY  CHAMBER,  DURING
 THE FIRST WEEK OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WITH A QUORUM OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
 A  QUORUM  OF  THE  SENATE PRESENT. The governor shall expedite all such
 measures as may be resolved upon by the legislature, and shall take care
 that the laws are faithfully executed.  The governor shall  receive  for
 [his  or  her]  THE  GOVERNOR'S services an annual salary to be fixed by
 joint resolution of the senate and assembly, and there shall be provided
 for [his or her] THE GOVERNOR'S use a suitable and  furnished  executive
 residence.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89038-01-5