1988 INTERIM CALENDAR

May

1—Final dace for presentment of bills to Gover-
nor (20th day after adjournment)
31—Governor to sign/veto bills by this date
(30th day after presentment)

June

1—Earliest date for 1988 enacted bilk (other
than emergency bills) to take effect
7—Legislative Policy Committee post-Session
planning meeting

July

1—Customary date for 1988 enacted bills to
take effect

August

1—Capital Debt Affordability Committee re-
port due
15—Deadline for agency submission of depart-
mental legislation to Governor
31—Deadline for agency submission of 1990
Fiscal Year budgets to Department of Budget
& Fiscal Planning

October

1—Department of Transportation Light Rail
Plan due

November

1—Reports due from:
Joint Legislative Committee on Med-
icaid
Motor Vehicle Administration on
Drunk Driving
State Judiciary on Drunk Driving
8—General Election
15—Statutory deadline for members of General
Assembly to request drafting of bills for pos-
sible prefiling

December

1—Reports due from:
Spending Affordability Committee
Task Force on Drunk & Drugged Driv-
ing
2—Statutory deadline for members of General
Assembly to approve drafted bills for prefil-
ing. Bill requests received after this date pre-
pared for members to introduce on first day
of Session (prefile procedures suspended;
post-prefile procedures instituted)
14—Committee summary reports to be submit-
ted to Legislative Policy Committee and
General Assembly; Board of Revenue Esti-
mates forecast of budget revenues for 1989

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and 1990 Fiscal Years (generally due mid-De-
cember)
31—Reports due from:
Tort & Insurance Reform Oversight
Committee
Worker's Compensation Benefit & In-
surance Oversight Committee

1989 SESSION CALENDAR

January

11—General Assembly convenes (noon,
Wednesday)
12—Governor delivers State of the State Ad-
dress (noon, Thursday)
18—Budget Bill introduced by this date
(Wednesday)
20—Final date for submission of Executive Or-
ders reorganizing the Executive Branch of
State Government (Friday). Either House
may disapprove by resolution within 50 days
of introduction
24—Senate and House Bill Request Guarantee
Date (14th day)
30—Final date for Governor to introduce Cap-
ital Budget Bill (20th day)

February

3—Senate and House Bill Introduction Date
(24th day). Senate bills introduced after this
date referred to Senate Rules Committee
(Senate Rule 32 (b)). House Bill Introduc-
tion Courtesy Day
19—"Green Bag" appointments submitted by
Governor (40th day)—actually delivered Fri-
day, February 17
24—House bills introduced after this date re-
ferred to House Rules Committee (45th
day). (House Rule 32 (b))

March

6—Final day for introduction of bills without
suspension of Rules (55th day).
—Budget Bill reported to House floor by
Appropriations Committee.
—House moves Budget Bill in 1989
17—Budget Bill reported to Senate floor by
Budget and Taxation Committee
21—Committee Reporting Courtesy Date
(70th day). Each chamber's committees to
report their own bills by this date
27—Opposite Chamber Bill Crossover Date
(76th day)
—Each chamber to send to other chamber
those bills it intends to pass favorably
—Opposite chamber bills received after this
date subject to referral to Rules Committees
(Senate Rule 32(c), House Courtesy Date)