HC 86 — Legislature; amend HCR 69 to allow reconvening for considering vetoed bills and to delete alternate sine die date.

HC 86 (As Adopted by House)House and Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Representative Gunn House Concurrent Resolution 86 (As Adopted by House)House and Senate) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AMEND HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

69, 2020 REGULAR SESSION, TO AUTHORIZEDELETE THE LEGISLATUREALTERNATE TODATE RECONVENE FOR THESINE PURPOSEDIE ADJOURNMENT OF RECONSIDERINGTHE CERTAIN2020 VETOEDREGULAR BILLS;SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE;

TO DELETE THE ALTERNATE DATE FOR SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2020 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE;

     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That the seventh and eighth resolving clausesclause of House Concurrent Resolution No.

69, 2020 Regular Session, areis amended to read as follows:

     "BEBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House2020 andRegular SenateSession of the Legislature shall notstand conveneadjourned forsine moredie thanat a12:00 totalmidnight ofon sixSaturday, (6)October days10, during2020 * * *, unless an earlier date is necessary to comply with the successivesix‑day periodslimitation ofprovided extensionsin authorizedthe immediately preceding paragraph in which case the Legislature shall stand adjourned sine die at 12:00 midnight on that date, or unless an earlier date for sine die adjournment is set by thisconcurrent resolution;resolution.

however, this six-day limitation shall not apply to any day that the House and Senate reconvene in accordance with the following:  If the Governor vetoes any bill passed by the Legislature on or after October 1, 2020, the Speaker and the Lieutenant Governor may jointly determine to reconvene on the date and time jointly declared by the Speaker and the Lieutenant Governor, for the purpose of reconsidering the bill under the provisions of Section 72, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, and applicable House and Senate Rules.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature shall stand adjourned sine die at 12:00 midnight on Saturday, October 10, 2020 * * *, unless an earlier date is necessary to comply with the six‑day limitation provided in the immediately preceding paragraph in which case the Legislature shall stand adjourned sine die at 12:00 midnight on that date, or unless an earlier date for sine die adjournment is set by concurrent resolution."