Bill Number: H.B. 2310

            Leach Floor Amendment

            Reference to: House engrossed bill

            Amendment drafted by: Leg Council

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

1. Allows a member of the Legislature to request the Executive Director of Legislative Council, rather than Legislative Council, review of an executive order issued by the U.S. President.

2. Requires, rather than allows, the Executive Director to review an executive order on request of a member of the Legislature.

3. Allows any member of the Legislature, rather than Legislative Council, to recommend that the Attorney General (AG) further examine an executive order to determine the legality of the order.

4. Allows, rather than requires, the AG to file a declaratory judgment action in federal district court if the AG determines an executive order is illegal.

5. Contains an applicability clause specifying the bill applies only to executive orders issued after the general effective date.

Fifty-fifth Legislature                                                     Leach

First Regular Session                                                   H.B. 2310

LEACH FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2310

(Reference to House engrossed bill)

Page 1, line 6, after the third "the" insert "EXECUTIVE director of the"

Line 7, strike "may" insert "shall"

Line 10, strike "the legislative council" insert "a member of the legislature"

Line 13, strike "shall" insert "may"

After line 14, insert:

"Sec. 2.  Applicability

This act applies only to executive orders that are issued from and after the effective date of this act."

Amend title to conform

VINCE LEACH

2310FloorLEACH

03/18/2021

12:49 PM

C: NS