Bill Text: MA H3406 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For a legislative amendment to the constitution providing for a two year budget process for the Commonwealth
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-29 - Joint session adjourned with no action taken on this matter [H3406 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3406-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the constitution providing for a two year budget process for the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
20th Middlesex |
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George N. Peterson, Jr. |
9th Worcester |
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Viriato Manuel deMacedo |
1st Plymouth |
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Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
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F. Jay Barrows |
1st Bristol |
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Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
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Susan Williams Gifford |
2nd Plymouth |
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Bradford R. Hill |
4th Essex |
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Jeffrey Davis Perry |
5th Barnstable |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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Robert S. Hargraves |
1st Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
PROPOSAL
for a legislative amendment to the Constitution
A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
ARTICLE
OF AMENDMENT.
Section 2 of Article LXIII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, as most recently amended by Article CXII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, is hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof:--
Section 2. The Budget. - Within three weeks after the convening of the general court the governor shall recommend to the general court a budget which shall contain a statement of all proposed expenditures of the commonwealth for the next two fiscal years, including those already authorized by law, and of all taxes, revenues, loans and other means by which such expenditures shall be defrayed. In the first year of the term of office of a governor who has not served in the preceding year said governor shall recommend such budget within eight weeks after the convening of the general court. The budget shall be arranged in such form as the general court may by law prescribe, or, in default thereof, as the governor shall determine. For the purpose of preparing his budget, the governor shall have the power to require any board, commission, officer or department to furnish him with any information which he may deem necessary.
