By: Armbrister, Bivins S.R. No. 16
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That
the Rules of the Senate of the 77th Legislature are adopted as the
Permanent Rules of the Senate of the 78th Legislature with the
following modifications:
1. Amend Subsection (a) of Rule 5.14 to read as follows:
(a) During a regular session of the Legislature, any
member who desires to suspend the regular order of business and
take up a bill, joint resolution, or resolution out of its
regular order shall give notice of such intent to the Secretary
of the Senate, in a manner specified by the Secretary, not later
than 3:00 [4:00] p.m. on the last preceding calendar day that the
Senate was in session. Unless the printing rule has been
previously suspended, no bill, joint resolution, or resolution
shall be eligible to be placed on the Intent Calendar unless at
the time that the notice is given to the Secretary of the Senate
the bill, joint resolution, or resolution has been printed and
furnished to each member of the Senate. Notice must be given from
day to day. No member may give notice on more than three bills or
resolutions prior to April 15 or on more than five bills or
resolutions on or after April 15. The Senate may not suspend the
regular order of business and take up a bill, joint resolution,
or resolution until the second day the bill, joint resolution, or
resolution has been posted on the Intent Calendar.
2. Amend Subsection (b) of Rule 7.24 to read as follows:
(b) No bill shall be passed [considered during a regular
session] which has not been presented and referred to and
reported from a Senate committee at least three [17] days before
the final adjournment of the Legislature. It shall require a
vote of four-fifths of the members present to suspend this rule.
3. Amend Rule 11.02 to read as follows:
LIST OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Rule 11.02. At the beginning of each regular session, the
President shall appoint the following [special and] standing
committees with the number of members indicated:
[SPECIAL COMMITTEE
[(1) Committee on Redistricting (8 members)]
STANDING COMMITTEES
(1) Committee on Administration (7 [5] members)
(2) Committee on Criminal Justice (7 members)
(3) Committee on Business and Commerce (9 [7]
members)
(4) Committee on Education (9 members)
(5) Committee on Finance (15 [13] members)
(6) Committee on Government Organization (7
members)
(7) Committee on Health and Human Services (9
members)
(8) Committee on Infrastructure Development and
Security (9 members)
(9) [(7)] Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
(5 [7] members)
(10) Committee on International Relations and Trade
(7 members)
(11) [(8)] Committee on Jurisprudence (7 members)
(12) [(9)] Committee on Natural Resources (11 [7]
members)
(13) [(10)] Committee on Nominations (7 members)
(14) [(11)] Committee on State Affairs (9 members)
(15) [(12)] Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations (5 members)
4. Amend Rule 16.04 to read as follows:
MATTERS REQUIRING VOTE OF
FOUR-FIFTHS OF MEMBERS PRESENT
Rule 16.04. A vote of four-fifths of the members present
shall be required to:
(1) suspend the constitutional rule requiring bills
to be read on three several days; Rule 7.18 (Constitution,
Article III, Section 32) See note to Rule 7.18.
(2) suspend the requirement that a bill be reported
from a Senate committee at least three [17] days before final
adjournment of a regular session; Rule 7.24 (Constitution,
Article III, Section 37)
(3) pass a bill on third reading after the 135th
calendar day of a regular session; Rule 7.25.
(4) take any action on a bill within the last 24
hours of the session except to correct an error therein; Rule
7.25.
(5) suspend the Intent Calendar rules; Rule 5.14.
(6) reset a special order to earlier time. Rule
5.11.
_______________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 16, 2003.
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Secretary of the Senate