HD46 - Report of the Joint Subcommittee Studying a Constitutional Amendment to Limit State Spending

  • Published: 1983
  • Author: Joint Subcommittee Studying a Constitutional Amendment to Limit State Spending
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 6 (Regular Session, 1982)

Executive Summary:
The study of the operation of and the definitions in the proposed constitutional amendment to limit state spending was created by House Joint Resolution No. 6 adopted by the 1982 Session of the Virginia General Assembly.

Pursuant to this directive Delegates L. Cleaves Manning, Vincent F. Callahan, Jr., and Dorothy S. McDiarmid were appointed from the House Appropriations Committee. Delegates George P. Beard, Jr., Raymond R. Guest, Jr., and Warren G. Stambaugh were appointed from the House Finance Committee while Delegate Ralph L. Axselle, Jr. was appointed by the Speaker. The Senate members were comprised of Senators Hunter B. Andrews, Willard J. Moody, and Edward E. Willey from the Senate Finance Committee and Senator Elliot S. Schewe! from the Senate. At its first meeting the joint subcommittee unanimously selected Delegate L. Cleaves Manning as Chairman and Senator Hunter B. Andrews as Vice-Chairman.

Joint Subcommittee was directed to undertake the following:

1. Study the operation of the constitutional amendment to limit state spending.

2. Prepare a proposed general law for its implementation.