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H. 3879
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. White, Stringer, Ryan, Ballentine, Murphy, Hixon and Crosby
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3542sd11.docx
Introduced in the House on March 9, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Rules
Summary: House of Representatives Rule 4
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/9/2011 House Introduced (House Journal-page 8)
3/9/2011 House Referred to Committee on Rules (House Journal-page 8)
3/9/2011 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer, Ryan,
Ballentine
3/15/2011 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Hixon,
Crosby
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND RULE 4 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO A COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION AND INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COMMITTEE JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVING OR DISAPPROVING REGULATIONS MAY BE INTRODUCED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMITTEE.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the second paragraph of Rule 4.4 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:
"No committee shall sit unless a quorum be present and all bills introduced by committees must carry the statement of the Chairman that the bill has the approval of two-thirds of the membership of the committee, except that the State Appropriations Bill, the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, a Rescission Bill, and the Deficiency Appropriations Bill may be introduced by a majority vote of the Ways and Means Committee, and except that committee joint resolutions approving or disapproving regulations may be introduced by a majority vote of the committee."
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