HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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days after the election but on or before December 1 of that year:

(i) the request to prepare the bill and the
directive to file that bill, from a member who is reelected or
another member-elect; or

(ii) the directive to file the bill, from a
member who is reelected and had requested the preparation of that
bill before the election; and

(2) in any other year, the Department receives from a
member:

(i) the request to prepare the bill, on or
before November 15 of that year; and

(ii) the directive to file that bill on or
before November 25 of that year.]

(1)   IN A YEAR WHEN A GENERAL AN ELECTION FOR MEMBERS
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS HELD:

(I)  A BILL MAY BE PREFILED ONLY AFTER THAT
ELECTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OR RE-ELECTED TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AT THAT ELECTION;

(II)  THE DEADLINE FOR DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT
TO FILE A BILL FOR INTRODUCTION IS DECEMBER 1; AND

(III)  THE DEADLINE FOR REQUESTING THE
DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE A BILL FOR PREFILING IS NOVEMBER 20; AND

(IV) AN INDIVIDUAL FIRST ELECTED AT THAT
ELECTION WHO WANTS TO PREFILE A BILL SHALL MAY NOT REQUEST, AFTER
THE ELECTION BUT ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 20 OF THAT YEAR, THE
DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE THE A BILL. BILL; AND UNTIL AFTER THE
ELECTION.

(IV) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RE-ELECTED MAY

REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE A BILL AT ANY TIME ON OR BEFORE
NOVEMBER 20.

(2)   IN ANY OTHER YEAR, A MEMBER MAY PREFILE A BILL AT
ANY REGULAR SESSION BY:

(I)  ON OR BEFORE THE PRECEDING NOVEMBER 15, BY
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE THE BILL ON OR BEFORE THE
PRECEDING NOVEMBER 15; AND

(II)   ON OR BEFORE THE SECOND FRIDAY FOLLOWING
THANKSGIVING, BY DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT, IN WRITING, TO FILE
THE BILL FOR INTRODUCTION ON OR BEFORE THE SECOND FRIDAY
FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING.

(d) A directive to file a bill for introduction shall be in
writing and shall state the name of each sponsor of the bill.