Bill Summaries: all (2017-2018 Session)

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  • Bill H 596 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Apr 20 2017 - View summary

    House amendment makes the following change to the 1st edition.

    Amends the long title.

    Renames the Study Committee as the Study Committee on the Distribution of Voting Power in Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.

    Makes conforming changes to the subjects of the Committee's study.
    Government, Local Government
    STUDY
  • Bill H 596 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Apr 5 2017 - View summary

    Establishes the Study Committee on the Distribution of Voting Power in Metropolitan Planning Organizations (Committee). Provides for the membership of the Committee, with five members of the House of Representatives and five members of the Senate. Directs the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore to each designate a cochair. Sets forth the parameters for Committee meetings, quorum of the Committee, and the filling of vacancies. 

    Directs the Study Committee to study the process used and guidelines followed by Metropolitan Planning Organizations in determining how to distribute voting power among their voting members. Requires the study to include an examination of other states' laws.

    Provides the powers of the Committee, member expenses, and staffing. 

    Directs the Committee to report its findings and proposed legislation to the 2018 Regular Session of the 2017 General Assembly. Terminates the Committee upon filing of the final report or the convening of the 2018 Regular Session of the General Assembly, whichever is earlier. 
    Government, Local Government
    STUDY

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