SB 1242 (2015) -  Interstate Compacts

General Bill by Hays
Interstate Compacts: Adopting and entering the state into an interstate Compact for a Balanced Budget; exempting the compact from the Article V Constitutional Convention Act; providing for proposal by the compact’s member states of an amendment to the United States Constitution requiring the Federal Government to maintain a balanced budget with certain exceptions; providing that the balanced budget amendment is not considered ratified until ratified by a specified number of states; authorizing severability of the compact under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/31/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 1
  • Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 04/13/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 931 Subject: Interstate Compacts Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/13/2015 5:21:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Finance and Tax 4/10/2015 4:20:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/31/2015 7:40:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/30/2015 4:27:38 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 422 Time: 04/14/2015 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 422 Time: 04/13/2015 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 04/13/15, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 04/08/2015 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 316 Time: 04/01/2015 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 316 Time: 03/31/2015 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/26/2015 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 120 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 120 Time: 03/02/2015 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/24/2015 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
11.95 HB 931, HB 1221