BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
HB 1538: Legislative bill intros
Limiting the number of bills each member of the legislature may sponsor.
Summary
- Provides that each legislator may introduce as primary sponsor no more than five bills in each regular session of the legislature. Authorizes a legislator without limitation to also introduce as primary sponsor legislation requested by departments or agencies of state government, joint resolutions, joint memorials, concurrent resolutions, and floor resolutions.
From the Bill Digest (HB 1538), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Shirley Hankins (R-8)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1999 in the House
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Shirley Hankins (R-8)
8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1538 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1538 (2025–26) Capital assistance/schools
- HB 1538 (2023–24) Special district malfeasance
- HB 1538 (2021–22) Aviation & aerospace cmte.
- HB 1538 (2019–20) Sunshine committee recs.
- HB 1538 (2017–18) Subcontractor bonding
- HB 1538 (2015–16) Education employee COLAs
- HB 1538 (2013–14) Public health nurses/meds
- HB 1538 (2011–12) Animal health inspections