Bill:  SJR 1 
Legislative Session: 82(R) Council Document: 82R 2252 CBE-D
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Last Action:03/08/2011 H Referred to State Sovereignty, Select
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in the event that Congress does not submit such an amendment on or before December 31, 2011, applying to Congress to call a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to that constitution to provide, in the absence of a national emergency and on a two-thirds vote of Congress, for a federal balanced budget and requesting that the legislatures of each of the several states that compose the United States apply to Congress to call a convention to propose such an amendment.
Author:Ogden | Shapiro
Coauthor:Eltife | Fraser | Nichols | Patrick
Subjects:Resolutions--Legislative Policy (I0685)
Resolutions--United States Constitution (I0670)
BALANCED BUDGET (S0112)
Companion:HJR 60 by Pitts, Similar
HJR 100 by Creighton, Similar
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Sovereignty, Select
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Referred to State Sovereignty, Select       03/08/2011     727
H   Read first time       03/08/2011     727
H   Received from the Senate       02/24/2011     512
S   Reported engrossed       02/23/2011     440
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal       02/23/2011     411
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal       02/23/2011     409
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal       02/23/2011     408
S   Reason for vote recorded in Journal       02/23/2011     408
S   Record vote      02/23/2011     408
S   Adopted as amended      02/23/2011     408
S   Record vote      02/23/2011     408
S   Amended      02/23/2011     408
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Hinojosa   02/23/2011     408
S   Amendment withdrawn      02/23/2011     408
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Hinojosa   02/23/2011     407
S   Amendment withdrawn      02/23/2011     407
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Ellis   02/23/2011     407
S   Vote recorded in Journal       02/23/2011     407
S   Amended      02/23/2011     407
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Ellis   02/23/2011     406
S   Record vote      02/23/2011     406
S   Amended       02/23/2011     406
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Huffman   02/23/2011     406
S   Read 2nd time      02/23/2011     406
S   Record vote      02/23/2011     406
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      02/23/2011     406
S   Placed on intent calendar       02/22/2011    
S   Committee report printed and distributed       02/17/2011   12:56 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted       02/17/2011     361
S   Testimony taken in committee       02/17/2011    
S   Considered in public hearing       02/17/2011    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       02/17/2011    
S   Co-author authorized       02/17/2011     360
S   Co-author authorized      02/09/2011     306
S   Referred to State Affairs      01/31/2011     231
S   Read first time      01/31/2011     231
S   Co-author authorized      01/25/2011     99
S   Filed      12/02/2010    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      12/02/2010