South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3239

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Merrill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3079dw09.docx

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

Summary: House rules

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2009  House   Introduced HJ-116
   1/13/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-117

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1/13/2009

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 1.9 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES BY THE SPEAKER, SO AS TO IMPOSE A LIMITATION OF TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS ON A PERSON SERVING AS THE CHAIRMAN OF ANY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 1.9 of the Rules of the House of Representatives be 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. The Chairman shall be elected by the respective committees during the organizational session. A person elected as a committee chairman may not serve more than ten consecutive years as chairman, but is re-eligible after service of the maximum term. 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."

Be it further resolved that Rule 1.9 is effective beginning with the Organizational Session of 2010.

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