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House Journal: Page 115: Thursday, January 23, 1997

29     A committee chair may call a meeting without
30  providing the required notice and agenda upon leave of

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19  withdrawn from the committee and placed on the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

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

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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