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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the attendance by a quorum of a legislative standing |
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committee at a caucus meeting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 301.015, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) The attendance at a legislative caucus meeting by |
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members of a standing committee who constitute a quorum of the |
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committee is not considered a meeting of the standing committee |
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under other law or under the rules of procedure for the house |
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creating the standing committee. |
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(d) In this section, "legislative caucus" means an |
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organization that is composed exclusively of members of the |
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legislature, that elects or appoints officers and recognizes |
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identified legislators as members of the organization, and that |
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exists for research and other support of policy development and |
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interests that the membership hold in common. An organization |
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whose only nonlegislator members are the lieutenant governor, the |
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governor, or a former member of the legislature remains a |
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"legislative caucus" for purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |