South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4404

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4404
Type of Legislation:               House Resolution HR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980114
Primary Sponsor:                   Rules Committee HR 29
All Sponsors:                      Rules Committee
Drafted Document Number:           pt\1469dw.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19980114
Subject:                           General Assembly, Rules, House
                                   of Representatives, Committees,
                                   appointment of chairmen by
                                   Speaker
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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House   19980114  Introduced, adopted
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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 1.9 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO COMMITTEES BY THE SPEAKER, SO AS TO GIVE THE SPEAKER THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN INSTEAD OF BEING ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE, AND PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE ON OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MUST ELECT THEIR CHAIRMEN.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 1.9 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:

"1.9 All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise provided for by law, except Senatorial and Gubernatorial appointees and ex officio members of the House. The Speaker shall name the members constituting each committee in alphabetical order, and the Chairman shall be elected by the several committees Speaker shall appoint the committee chairmen for the standing committees. Provided, however, that the committee chairmen for the House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee and the Committee on Operations and Management of the House of Representatives shall be elected by the several members of those committees. The committee committees may at its their discretion elect a Vice Chairman and such other officers as it they may choose."

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