RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 406 (HB 48) 2024 Regular Session Bacala
Existing constitution (Art. III, §15) requires bills to be read by title on three separate days
in each house and prohibits a bill from being considered for final passage unless a committee
has held a public hearing and reported on the bill. Further provides that no amendment to
a bill by one house shall be concurred in by the other and no conference committee report
shall be concurred in by either house except by the same vote required for final passage of
the bill. Relative to appropriations bills, existing constitution (Art. III, §16) further requires
that all such bills originate in the House of Representatives, but allows the Senate to propose
or concur in amendments.
Proposed constitutional amendment prohibits consideration of concurrence in a conference
committee report or amendments from the Senate on an appropriations bill until at least 48
hours after the bill, a summary detailing the proposed changes to the bill, and any additional
information required by the joint rules of the legislature and the rules of the house of the
legislature considering concurrence have been distributed to each member of that house of
the legislature.
Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election
to be held Dec. 7, 2024.
(Adds Const. Art. III, §16(F))