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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY SCHICKEL
1 3 A Resolution amending the permanent rules of the
1 4 House for the Eightieth General Assembly.
1 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 6 That the permanent rules of the House for the
1 7 Eightieth General Assembly, as adopted in House
1 8 Resolution 4, be amended as follows:
1 9 House Rule 52 in House Resolution 4 is amended to
1 10 read as follows:
1 11 Rule 52
1 12 Open Meetings
1 13 Standing committee meetings shall be open, and
1 14 voting by secret ballot is prohibited. The
1 15 requirement that standing committee meetings be open
1 16 and that voting by secret ballot is prohibited shall
1 17 not be circumvented by a closed meeting of members of
1 18 a standing committee from only one political party.
1 19 However, a closed meeting of members of a standing
1 20 committee from one political party can be held upon
1 21 motion requesting such a meeting and adoption by a
1 22 majority of members of the standing committee. The
1 23 committee on administration and rules may close its
1 24 meetings to evaluate the professional competency of an
1 25 individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or
1 26 discharge is being considered when necessary to
1 27 prevent needless and irreparable injury to that
1 28 individual's reputation on the request of the affected
1 29 individual.
1 30 House Rule 57 in House Resolution 4 is amended to
2 1 read as follows:
2 2 Rule 57
2 3 Committee Notice and Agenda
2 4 Each committee shall prepare and publish a notice
2 5 and agenda of each committee meeting at least one
2 6 legislative day prior to the meeting. The notice and
2 7 agenda shall be posted on a bulletin board maintained
2 8 by the house and accessible by the public and on the
2 9 general assembly's public internet web site in an
2 10 electronic format. The notice and agenda may be
2 11 placed on the desks of or transmitted electronically
2 12 to committee members.
2 13 The notice shall contain the committee name, the
2 14 date, time, and location of the meeting.
2 15 The agenda shall contain the matters to be
2 16 discussed, including a list of bills, joint
2 17 resolutions, nullification resolutions, and study
2 18 bills by number. The agenda should contain the names
2 19 of individuals who are scheduled to appear before the
2 20 committee and the organization which they represent.
2 21 A bill, joint resolution, nullification resolution,
2 22 or study bill shall not be reported out of committee
2 23 if the bill was not included in the published notice
2 24 and agenda unless this rule is suspended by a majority
2 25 of the total membership of the committee.
2 26 A committee chair may call a meeting without
2 27 providing the required notice and agenda upon leave of
2 28 the house if a notice is either electronically
2 29 transmitted to committee members and placed on the
2 30 bulletin board or placed on the desks of committee
3 1 members.
3 2 The House Rules in House Resolution 4 are amended
3 3 by adding the following new rule:
3 4 NEW RULE.
3 5 Rule 61A
3 6 Standing Committee Testimony
3 7 Members of the public shall be given the
3 8 opportunity for public comment on bills pending before
3 9 a standing committee pursuant to the requirements of
3 10 this rule. Persons wishing to appear before a
3 11 committee and provide public comment on a bill shall
3 12 notify the committee chair in writing in advance of
3 13 the meeting or by signing a registration form that
3 14 shall be made available at each committee meeting
3 15 location. Public comment from persons who have
3 16 registered in advance of the meeting shall be taken at
3 17 the discretion of the committee chair during the
3 18 meeting. If public comment is deemed appropriate and
3 19 necessary, the chair shall set time guidelines for
3 20 public comments.
3 21 LSB 5113YH 80
3 22 ec/pj/5
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