South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3070

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Merrill and Bingham
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3040dw09.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Rules

Summary: Conference committee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2008  House   Prefiled
   12/9/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Rules
   1/13/2009  House   Introduced HJ-104
   1/13/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-104

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2008

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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 COMMITTEES BY THE SPEAKER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE OR FREE CONFERENCE MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER, SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE THAT CONSIDERED THE BILL REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE OR FREE CONFERENCE.

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, except committees of conference or free conference, 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. The Chairman shall be elected by the respective committees during the organizational session. If any subsequent vacancy shall occur in a committee's chairmanship, the election of a new committee chairman shall take place at the time and date to be set by the presiding officer of the respective committee. The committees may at their discretion elect a Vice-Chairman and such other officers as they may choose. A committee of conference or free conference must be appointed by the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, and the Chairman of the committee that considered the bill referred to the committee of conference or free conference."

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