House Journal: Page 128: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
18 unless acted upon by a committee of the whole.
19 The chair may assign bills to subcommittees without
20 a meeting of the committee, but the membership of the
21 subcommittee so appointed shall be reported at the
22 next meeting of the committee.
23 Rule 52
24 Open Meetings
25 Standing committee meetings shall be open, and
26 voting by secret ballot is prohibited. The committee
27 on administration and rules may close its meetings to
28 evaluate the professional competency of an individual
29 whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge
30 is being considered when necessary to prevent needless
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1 and irreparable injury to that individual's reputation
2 on the request of the affected individual.
3 Rule 53
4 Quorum and Vote Requirements
5 The committee roll shall be taken at the convening
6 of each meeting to determine the presence of a quorum.
7 a majority of the committee membership shall
8 constitute a quorum.
9 An affirmative vote of a majority of the committee
10 membership is required to report a bill out of
11 committee or to suspend a committee rule.
12 A motion to reconsider may be made only by a
13 committee member who voted on the prevailing side of
14 the question sought to be reconsidered. a motion to
15 reconsider may only be made provided the bill is still
16 in possession of the committee.
17 If a member, who is in the committee room when a
18 question to report a bill out of committee is put, has
19 not asked to be excused prior to commencing to take
20 the vote on the question, the member shall vote aye or
21 nay unless the committee has excused the member for
22 special reasons. However, a member may pass on the
23 first taking of the roll call on the question but
24 shall vote aye or nay when the member's name is called
25 for a second time.
26 Rule 54
27 Committee Attendance Record and Report
28 of Committee Form
29 1. A committee attendance record shall be filed
30 with the chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two
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1 hours after the house convenes, whichever is later, of
2 the legislative day immediately following the day of
3 the committee meeting. The committee attendance
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