House Resolution No. 19

[By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump]


H. R. 19 - "Amending House Rules 92a, 93, 94 and 94a of the Rules of the House of Delegates, relating to designation of House bills and resolutions by number only."

Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That Rules 92a, 93, 94 and 94a of the Rules of the House of Delegates be amended to read as follows:
 Bill Carryover
92a. Any bill or joint resolution pending in the House at the time of sine die adjournment of the First Regular Session of a Legislature, or extended First Regular Session thereof, which has not been rejected, laid on the table or postponed indefinitely by the House, shall carry over in its original form to the Second Regular Session only at the request of the sponsor or cosponsors of the bill or resolution, such request to be made to the Clerk of the House not later than ten days prior to the commencement of the session.
After receiving notice from the first-named sponsor of his or her intent to carry over the bill, the Clerk of the House shall notify all cosponsors that the bill will be carried over. All cosponsors shall have ten days after the date of notice to notify the Clerk of the House that their names should be removed from the bill to be carried over.
Any such bill or joint resolution shall retain its original number and shall be deemed to be reintroduced on the first day of the Second Regular Session and shall, except as otherwise directed by the Speaker, be treated as referred to the committee or committees to which it was originally referred.
In the case of any House bill or joint resolution which has been passed or adopted by the House, such bill or resolution shall likewise be deemed to be reintroduced and referred, except as otherwise directed by the Speaker, to the committee or committees to which it was originally referred.
This rule shall not apply to any bill or joint resolution solely sponsored by a former member, to supplemental appropriation or budget bills, to bills which promulgate legislative rules, to bills which expire or continue state agencies pursuant to the West Virginia Sunset Law, to bills of a local nature, or to any bill or joint resolution introduced during any extraordinary session.
Bills to Be Presented in Quadruplicate
93. All bills for introduction shall be presented in quadruplicate bearing the name of the first- named sponsor and the name or names of all sponsors by whom they are to be introduced. The original copy shall constitute the official bill for use of committees and for the permanent files of the House, one copy shall be used for printing and copying, one for the use and accommodation of the news media, and one for the Clerk's office files.
Joint Sponsors of Bill
94. A bill may be introduced bearing the names of not more than eleven members as joint sponsors of the bill.
Introduction of Bills by Request
94a. A bill may be introduced by request. All bills introduced by request shall bear the words "by request," following the designation of the name or names of the bill sponsor or sponsors.