House Journal: Page 387: Tuesday, February 13, 2001
14 Study Bills
15 A study bill is any matter which a member of the
16 house wishes to have considered by a standing
17 committee, other than appropriations, and which has
18 not been included in a previously introduced bill.
19 Upon taking possession of a study bill, the committee
20 chair shall notify the speaker and then submit fifteen
21 copies of the bill to the legal counsel's office for
22 numbering.
23 A study bill shall bear the name of the member who
24 wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill
25 submitted by a state agency or board for consideration
26 shall bear the name of the state agency or board. A
27 committee chair may submit a study bill in the name of
28 that committee.
29 Final committee action on a study bill shall not be
30 taken until one day following the notation of the
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1 study bill assignment in the house journal.
2 A study bill not prepared by the legislative
3 service bureau may be submitted to a standing
4 committee, but shall not be considered by the full
5 committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by
6 the legislative service bureau.
7 Rule 49
8 Committee Meetings
9 No committee, except a conference committee or the
10 administrative rules review committee, shall meet
11 while the house is in session without special leave.
12 Rule 50
13 Smoking Prohibited
14 Smoking shall not be permitted in the house or in
15 any area of the capitol building controlled by the
16 house or controlled jointly by the house and senate.
17 Rule 50A
18 Nondegradable Polystyrene Cups
19 The use of nondegradable polystyrene cups shall not
20 be permitted on the floor of the house, at the
21 speaker's station, or in the press boxes.
22 Rule 51
23 Assignments to Subcommittee
24 The chair of the committee shall report to the
25 house the bill number of each bill assigned to
26 subcommittee and the names of the subcommittee
27 members. The report shall be printed in the journal.
28 All bills, prior to consideration by the committee,
29 shall be referred by the chair to a subcommittee,
30 unless acted upon by a committee of the whole.
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