S. J. R. No. 4 As Introduced

As Introduced

130th General Assembly

Regular Session

2013-2014

S. J. R. No. 4

Senator LaRose

Cosponsors: Senators Cafaro, Burke, Seitz

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing to enact Section 1h of Article II of the 1
Constitution of the State of Ohio to authorize the 2
General Assembly to invalidate rules proposed or 3
adopted under a statute, and to create and empower 4
one or more joint committees of the Senate and 5
House of Representatives to review rules that have 6
been proposed or adopted under a statute and to 7
make recommendations to the General Assembly 8
regarding those rules. 9

       Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, 10
three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring 11
herein, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the 12
state, in the manner prescribed by law at the general election to 13
be held on November 4, 2014, a proposal to enact Section 1h of 14
Article II of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to read as 15
follows: 16

1h.  The General Assembly, by concurrent resolution, 17
may invalidate rules that have been proposed or adopted under a 18
statute. 19

       The General Assembly may enact, and subsequently may amend or 20
repeal, statutes creating and empowering one or more joint 21
committees of the senate and house of representatives, in 22
conformity with standards prescribed in the statute, to review 23
rules that have been proposed or adopted under a statute and to 24
make recommendations to the General Assembly with regard to those 25
rules. Such a joint committee shall be comprised of an equal 26
number of members from the senate and house of representatives, 27
and may be assigned jurisdiction with regard to general or 28
particular subjects. 29

SCHEDULE 30

       A statute enacted by the General Assembly that is currently 31
in effect, but the validity of which is or may be questionable 32
under the law as it existed before the adoption of Ohio 33
Constitution, Article II, Section 1h, is ratified and entitled to 34
continue in effect, but may be subsequently amended or repealed. 35

EFFECTIVE DATE 36

       If adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this 37
proposal, Section 1h of Article II of the Constitution of the 38
State of Ohio takes effect January 1, 2015. 39

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio,	10
three-fifths of the members elected to each house concurring	11
herein, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the	12
state, in the manner prescribed by law at the general election to	13
be held on November 4, 2014, a proposal to enact Section 1h of	14
Article II of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to read as	15
follows:	16

1h. The General Assembly, by concurrent resolution,	17
may invalidate rules that have been proposed or adopted under a	18
statute.	19

The General Assembly may enact, and subsequently may amend or	20
repeal, statutes creating and empowering one or more joint	21
committees of the senate and house of representatives, in	22
conformity with standards prescribed in the statute, to review	23
rules that have been proposed or adopted under a statute and to	24
make recommendations to the General Assembly with regard to those	25
rules. Such a joint committee shall be comprised of an equal	26
number of members from the senate and house of representatives,	27
and may be assigned jurisdiction with regard to general or	28
particular subjects.	29

A statute enacted by the General Assembly that is currently	31
in effect, but the validity of which is or may be questionable	32
under the law as it existed before the adoption of Ohio	33
Constitution, Article II, Section 1h, is ratified and entitled to	34
continue in effect, but may be subsequently amended or repealed.	35

If adopted by a majority of the electors voting on this	37
proposal, Section 1h of Article II of the Constitution of the	38
State of Ohio takes effect January 1, 2015.	39