Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 51
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January 10, 1967
HOUSE JOURNAL
Section 9. Conference committees
shall limit their discussions and their
actions solely to the matters in dis-
agreement between the two Houses. A
conference committee shall have no
authority with respect to any bill or
resolution :
(a) To change, alter or amend text
which is not in disagreement;
(b) To omit text which is not in
disagreement;
(c) To add text on any matter
which is not in disagreement; or
(d) To add text on any matter,
which is not included in either the
House or the Senate version of the
bill or resolution.
This rule shall be strictly construed
by the Speaker to achieve the pur-
poses hereof.
Section 10. Conference committees
on appropriations bills, like other con-
ference committees, shall limit their
discussions and their actions solely to
the matters in disagreement between
the two Houses. In addition to the
limitations contained elsewhere in
these rules, a conference committee
on an appropriation bill shall be
strictly limited in its authority as
follows :
(a) If an item of appropriation ap-
pears in both House and Senate ver-
sions of the bill, such item must be
included in the conference report.
(b) If an item of appropriation
appears in both House and Senate
versions of the bill, and in identical
amounts, no change can be made in
such item or the amount thereof.
(c) If an item of appropriation ap-
pears in both House and Senate ver-
sions of the bill but in different
amounts, no change can be made in
the item, but the amount thereof shall
be at the discretion of the conference
committee, provided that such amount
shall not exceed the larger version
and shall not be less than the smaller
version.
(d) If an item of appropriation ap-
pears in one version of the bill and
not in the other, such item can be
included or omitted at the discretion
of the conference committee. If the
item is included, the amount thereofshall not exceed the sum specified in
the version containing such item.
(e) If an item of appropriation ap-
pears in neither the House nor the
Senate version of the bill, such item
must not be included in the conference
report.
This rule shall be strictly construed
by the Speaker to achieve the pur-
poses hereof.
Section 11. Conference committees
on tax bills, like other conference com-
mittees, shall limit their discussions
and their actions solely to the mat-
ters in disagreement between the two
Houses. In addition to the limitations
contained elsewhere in these rules, a
conference committee on a tax bill
shall be strictly limited in its auth-
ority as follows:
(a) If a tax item appears in both
House and Senate versions of the bill,
such item must be included in the
conference report.
(b) If a tax item appears in both
House and Senate versions of the bill
and in identical form and with identi-
cal rates, no change can be made in
such item or the rates therein provid-
ed.
(c) If a tax item appears in both
House and Senate versions of the bill
but at differing rates, no change can
be made in the item, but the rate
thereof shall be at the discretion of
the conference committee, provided
that such rates shall not exceed the
higher version nor shall be less than
the lower version.
(d) If a tax item appears in one
version of the bill and not in the
other, such item can be included or
omitted at the discretion of the con-
ference committee. If the item is in-
cluded, the rates thereof shall not ex-
ceed the rates specified in the ver-
sion containing such item.
(e) If a tax item appears in neith-
er the House nor the Senate version
of the bill, such item must not be in-
cluded in the conference report.
This rule shall be strictly construed
by the Speaker to achieve the pur-
poses hereof.
Section 12. Conference committees
on reapportionment bills, to the ex-
tent possible, shall limit their dis-51
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