House Journal: Page 149: Wednesday, January 20, 1999

23  committee chair may submit a study bill in the name of

24  that committee.
25     Final committee action on a study bill shall not be
26  taken until one day following the notation of the
27  study bill assignment in the house journal.
28     A study bill not prepared by the legislative
29  service bureau may be submitted to a standing
30  committee, but shall not be considered by the full
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 1  committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by
 2  the legislative service bureau.
 3                             Rule 49
 4                    Committee Meetings
 5     No committee, except a conference committee or the
 6  administrative rules review committee, shall meet
 7  while the house is in session without special leave.
 8                             Rule 50
 9                    Smoking Prohibited
10     Smoking shall not be permitted in the house or in
11  any area of the capitol building controlled by the
12  house or controlled jointly by the house and senate.
13                            Rule 50A
14              Nondegradable Polystyrene Cups
15     The use of nondegradable polystyrene cups shall not
16  be permitted on the floor of the house, at the
17  speaker's station, or in the press boxes.
18                             Rule 51
19                Assignments to Subcommittee
20     The chair of the committee shall report to the
21  house the bill number of each bill assigned to
22  subcommittee and the names of the subcommittee
23  members.  The report shall be printed in the journal.
24     All bills, prior to consideration by the committee,
25  shall be referred by the chair to a subcommittee,
26  unless acted upon by a committee of the whole.
27     The chair may assign bills to subcommittees without
28  a meeting of the committee, but the membership of the
29  subcommittee so appointed shall be reported at the
30  next meeting of the committee.
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 1                             Rule 52
 2                       Open Meetings
 3     Standing committee meetings shall be open, and
 4  voting by secret ballot is prohibited.  The committee
 5  on administration and rules may close its meetings to
 6  evaluate the professional competency of an individual
 7  whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge
 8  is being considered when necessary to prevent needless
 9  and irreparable injury to that individual's reputation
10  on the request of the affected individual.

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