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House Journal: Page 164: Tuesday, January 24, 1995

29  the house if a notice is placed on the desks of
30  committee members and on the bulletin board.

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 1	Rule 58
 2	Clearing of Committee Room
 3     The chair of a committee may clear the committee
 4  room in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct.
 5	Rule 59
 6	Committee Amendments
 7     All amendments to a bill or resolution adopted in
 8  committee shall be incorporated in a single committee
 9  amendment or incorporated in a new committee bill.
10	Rule 60
11	Withdrawal of Bills
12	or Nullification Resolutions
13	From Committee
14     A bill or nullification resolution which has been
15  in committee for eighteen legislative days following
16  notation of such referral in the journal may be
17  withdrawn from the committee and placed on the
18  calendar by an affirmative vote of not less than
19  fifty-one members of the house.
20	Rule 61
21	Committee Public Hearings
22     The chair of a committee may call a public hearing
23  for the purpose of receiving public comment on any
24  matter within the purview of the committee.
25     The chair shall call a public hearing upon the
26  written request of committee members according to
27  committee rules, but no more than one-third of the
28  committee members shall be required.
29     A public hearing shall not be called or requested
30  after final action on the bill has been taken by the

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 1  committee.  However, a public hearing called or
 2  requested before final action has been taken by the
 3  committee may be held after final action on the bill
 4  has been taken by the committee.
 5     The chair shall designate a time and place for a
 6  public hearing and provide public notice at least five
 7  days prior to a public hearing.
 8     A bill for which a public hearing has been called
 9  can be voted to the calendar but cannot be debated
10  until after the public hearing has been held.
11     However, public hearings which have been requested
12  during or after the 10th week of the first session and
13  during or after the 8th week of the second session
14  must be held within four legislative days of the date
15  of the request.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 1)

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