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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That |
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the Rules of the Senate of the 81st Legislature are adopted as the |
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Permanent Rules of the Senate of the 82nd Legislature with the |
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following modifications: |
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1. Amend Rule 7.07 to read as follows: |
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LIMITATIONS ON INTRODUCTION |
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Rule 7.07. (a) A bill filed for introduction [may be
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introduced at any time] during the first 60 calendar days of the |
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regular session [and] may be thereafter referred to the proper |
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committee and disposed of under the rules of the Senate. |
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(b) Except as provided in Subsection (a) and in Rule |
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7.08, no bill shall be introduced after the first 60 calendar |
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days of the session. This provision may only be suspended by an |
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affirmative vote of four-fifths of the members of the Senate. |
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(c) It shall not be in order to introduce a local bill as |
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defined by Rule 9.01 unless notice of publication, as provided by |
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law, is attached. |
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2. Amend Rule 11.02 to read as follows: |
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LIST OF STANDING COMMITTEES |
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Rule 11.02. At the beginning of each regular session, the |
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President shall appoint the following standing committees with |
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the number of members indicated: |
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STANDING COMMITTEES |
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(1) Committee on Administration (7 members) |
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(2) Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs (5 |
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members) |
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(3) Committee on Business and Commerce (9 members) |
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(4) [(3)] Committee on Criminal Justice (7 members) |
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(5) Committee on Economic Development (7 members) |
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(6) [(4)] Committee on Education (9 members) |
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(7) [(5)] Committee on Finance (15 members) |
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(8) [(6)] Committee on Government Organization (7 |
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members) |
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(9) [(7)] Committee on Health and Human Services (9 |
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members) |
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(10) Committee on Higher Education (7 members) |
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(11) [(8)] Committee on Intergovernmental Relations |
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(5 members) |
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(12) [(9)] Committee on International Relations and |
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Trade (7 members) |
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(13) [(10)] Committee on Jurisprudence (7 members) |
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(14) [(11)] Committee on Natural Resources (11 |
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members) |
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(15) [(12)] Committee on Nominations (7 members) |
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(16) [(13)] Committee on State Affairs (9 members) |
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(17) [(14)] Committee on Transportation and Homeland |
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Security (9 members) |
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(18) [(15)] Committee on Veteran Affairs and |
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Military Installations (5 members) |
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3. Amend Rule 12.08 to read as follows: |
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SUSPENSION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RULES |
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Rule 12.08. (a) Limitations imposed on certain |
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conference committees by the provisions of Rules 12.03, 12.04, |
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12.05, 12.06, and 12.07 may be suspended, in part, by permission |
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of the Senate to enable consideration of and action on a specific |
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matter or matters which otherwise would be in violation thereof. |
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Such permission shall be granted only by resolution passed by |
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majority vote of the Senate, with yeas and nays thereon to be |
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recorded in the journal of the Senate. Such resolution shall |
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specify in detail: (1) the exact nature of the matter or matters |
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proposed to be considered; (2) the specific limitation or |
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limitations to be suspended thereby; (3) the specific action |
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contemplated by the conference committee thereon; and (4) except |
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for a resolution suspending the limitations on the conferees for |
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the general appropriations bill, the reasons why suspension of |
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such limitations is being requested. In the application of this |
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rule to appropriations bills, the resolution need not include |
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changes in amounts resulting from a proposed salary plan or |
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changes in format that do not affect the amount of an |
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appropriation or the method of finance of an appropriation, but |
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shall include a general statement describing the salary plan or |
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format change. The resolution need not include differences in |
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language which do not affect the substance of the bill. |
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Permission thus granted shall suspend such limitations only for |
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the matter or matters clearly specified in the resolution, and |
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action of the conference committee shall be in conformity |
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therewith. |
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(b) A copy of a resolution suspending the limitations on |
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the conferees for the general appropriations bill must be |
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furnished to each member at least 48 hours before any action |
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thereon, if convened in regular session, and 24 hours before any |
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action thereon, if convened in called session. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 19, 2011, |
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by the following vote: Yeas 18, |
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Nays 11. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |