Reps. CROMER, HARRIS, MAGNUSON, PACE, and WHITE proposes the following amendment (LC-3815.AHB0006H):

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by adding an item at the end to read:

( ) That Rule 1.9 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:

 1.9 All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise provided for by rule or by law, except Senatorial and Gubernatorial appointees and ex officio members of the House. The Speaker shall name the members constituting each committee in alphabetical order. The Chairman of a committee or subcommittee, who must be a member of the Majority Party, shall be elected by the respective committees during the organizational session. If any subsequent vacancy shall occur in a committee's chairmanship, the election of a new committee chairman shall take place at the time and date to be set by the presiding officer of the respective committee. The committees may at their discretion elect a Vice-Chairman and such other officers as they may choose.

 Provided, when appointing members to a Committee on Conference or Free Conference, the Speaker shall consult with the majority and minority political party leaders and appoint at least one member of the minority political party represented in the House.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.