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H. 3233
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Bingham and Merrill
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Introduced in the House on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Rules
Summary: House rules
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/13/2009 House Introduced HJ-115 1/13/2009 House Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-115
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND RULE 1.9 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES BY THE SPEAKER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPEAKER SHALL APPOINT COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN INSTEAD OF THE CHAIRMEN BEING ELECTED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 1.9 of the Rules of the House of Representatives be amended to read:
"1.9 All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise provided for 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, and the Speaker shall appoint the committee chairmen. The Chairman 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."
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