U.S. Congress; encouraged to adopt and to submit to the states a balanced amendment to the U.S. Constitution and balance our current budget
Summary
A RESOLUTION encouraging the United States Congress to adopt and to submit to the states a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution and to balance our current budget; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Feb 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2015
Last action Mar 18, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2015
How they voted
24–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 11, 2015
D
Democratic12
100% Nay
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
31 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Bill Heath
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Charlie Bethel
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
David Shafer
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Fran Millar
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
P
Judson Hill
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tippins
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Crane
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
P. K. Martin IV
RRepublican
P
Rick Jeffares
RRepublican
P
Ross Tolleson
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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