Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 27
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Wednesday, January 13, 1999 HOUSE JOURNAL - 2nd Day
SECTION 3.04. HOUSE POLICY MANUAL. The Committee on House
Administration shall prepare and distribute to all members, within 60 days
after the convening of the regular session, policy statements to include, but
not be limited to, policies pertaining to members as a class.
SECTION 3.05. HOUSE PROPERTY, SUPPLIES, ACCOUNTING. The
Committee on House Administration shall:
(1) provide and maintain for the use of the speaker, members,
employees, divisions, and committees of the house such stationery, stamps,
office equipment, furniture, fixtures, supplies, and telephone and other services
as may be necessary;
(2) keep an itemized account of the quantity and cost of every kind
of material received, and the source from which it was received;
(3) maintain an annual operating account for each member, division,
and committee authorized by the Committee on House Administration to
make expenditures and charge each operating account with daily
expenditures, withdrawals from inventory, and interdepartmental services;
(4) furnish a monthly statement for the expenditures of each member,
division, and committee of the house; and
(5) adopt any rules, regulations, and policies necessary to effectively
provide and account for the above-mentioned services.
SECTION 3.06. USE OF HOUSE CHAMBER AND FACILITIES;
ASSIGNMENT OF DESKS, OFFICES, AND PARKING SPACES. (a) The
Committee on House Administration shall:
(1) be in charge of and provide for the protection, maintenance, and
use of the hall of the house, all committee rooms, offices of members and
house departments, the speaker's office and apartment, and other space under
the jurisdiction of the house;
(2) make permanent assignments of desks and offices to members of
the house;
(3) adopt and enforce a plan for the parking of motor vehicles on
the portion of the Capitol grounds under house jurisdiction;
(4) be in charge of and provide for the protection, maintenance, and
use of the furniture, fixtures, equipment, and records of the house;
(5) purchase, remodel, repair, restore, or replace any furniture,
fixtures, equipment, and other furnishings to maintain the dignity and
appearance of space occupied by the house; and
(6) determine the hours the hall of the house shall be open to
visitors.
(b) Any member who is not a member-elect of the 77th [6th] Legislature
shall vacate his or her office space before January 1, 2001 [19-99]. If the
office is not vacated on that date, the Committee on House Administration
shall immediately remove the member's personal effects and store them in an
appropriate place in order that the member-elect to whom the office space is
assigned may move in.
SECTION 3.07. RECORDS OF THE HOUSE; PRINTING; JOURNALS;
COPIES OF LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS. (a) The Committee on House
Administration shall:
(1) have completed and preserved the official records of the house;27
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1999; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97442/m1/31/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.