Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:254 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:14 Type of Legislation:SR Subject:Senate Rule 10 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Rules Computer Document Number:254 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Local All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:Senate Resolution
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254 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced, referred to 14
Committee
254 Senate Oct 15, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 14
Committee
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TO AMEND RULE 10 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE, RELATING TO COMMITTEE REPORTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT REPORTS INCLUDE A LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THEIR VOTES, PROVIDE THAT THE VOTE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, REQUIRE THAT POLLS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST BE RECORDED AND PUBLISHED AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, AND PROHIBIT THE POLLING OUT OF A BILL OR RESOLUTION UNLESS ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That Rule 10 of the Rules of the Senate be amended by adding:
"Reports shall include a list of the committee members and the vote of each member, which is a matter of public record.
Polls of committee members regarding a bill or a resolution must be recorded and published as a matter of public record, and no bill or resolution may be polled out of a committee unless all of the members of the committee have been given an opportunity to vote on that issue."