(129th General Assembly) (House Concurrent Resolution Number 5)

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Authorizing a joint convention of the Ohio General Assembly for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor and calling for a committee to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio
(The Senate concurring):

WHEREAS, The members of the 129th General Assembly of Ohio, by adoption of this Resolution, call for a joint session of the legislature, to be held in the House Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse, March 8, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock p.m.; and

WHEREAS, The Ohio General Assembly annually convenes a joint session of the House and Senate for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor as to the State of the State; and

WHEREAS, The members of the 129th General Assembly of Ohio, by adoption of the Resolution, call for a committee of nine on the part of the House of Representatives and eight on the part of the Senate to be appointed to wait upon the Governor in anticipation of his State of the State Address, March 8, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock p.m.; and

WHEREAS, It is a tradition of courtesy for the Ohio General Assembly to appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, authorize a joint convention of the legislature to be held in the House Chambers of the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, March 8, 2011 at 12:00 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of welcoming the Governor, the Honorable John Kasich, and receiving his message on the State of the State; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, call for a committee of nine on the part of the House of Representatives and eight on the part of the Senate to be appointed to wait upon the Governor; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the rules and customs of the House shall be observed during the use of the House Chambers; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit duly authenticated copies of this Resolution to Governor John Kasich and to the news media of Ohio.