Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 73
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Sec. 46. QUORUM. A majority of a subcommittee shall constitute a
quorum, and no action or recommendation of a subcommittee shall be valid
unless taken at a meeting with a quorum actually present. All reports of a
subcommittee must be approved by record vote by a majority of the
membership of the subcommittee. Minutes of the subcommittee shall be
maintained in a manner similar to that required by the rules for standing
committees. Proxies cannot be used in subcommittees.
Sec. 47. POWER AND AUTHORITY. Each subcommittee, within the area
of its jurisdiction, shall have all of the power, authority, and rights granted
by the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives to the standing
committee, except subpoena power, to the extent necessary to discharge the
duties and responsibilities of the subcommittee.
Sec. 48. REFERRAL OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO
SUBCOMMITTEE. All bills and resolutions referred to a standing committee
shall be reviewed by the chair to determine appropriate disposition of the bills
and resolutions. All bills and resolutions shall be considered by the entire
standing committee unless the chair of that standing committee determines to
refer the bills and resolutions to subcommittee. If a bill or resolution is
referred by the chair of the standing committee to a subcommittee, it shall
be considered by the subcommittee in the same form in which the measure
was referred to the standing committee, and any action taken by the standing
committee on a proposed amendment or committee substitute before a
measure is referred to subcommittee is therefore voided at the time the
measure is referred to subcommittee. The subcommittee shall be charged with
the duty and responsibility of conducting the hearing, doing research, and
performing such other functions as the subcommittee or its parent standing
committee may determine. All meetings of the subcommittee shall be
scheduled by the subcommittee chair, with appropriate public notice and
notification of each member of the subcommittee under the same rules of
procedure as govern the conduct of the standing committee.
Sec. 49. REPORT BY SUBCOMMITTEE. At the conclusion of its
deliberations on a bill, resolution, or other matter referred to it, the
subcommittee shall prepare a written report, comprehensive in nature, for
submission to the full committee. The report shall include background
material as well as recommended action and shall be accompanied by a
complete draft of the bill, resolution, or other proposal in such form as the
subcommittee shall determine.
Sec. 50. ACTION ON SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. Subcommittee
reports shall be directed to the chair of the committee, who shall schedule
meetings of the standing committee from time to time as necessary and
appropriate for the reception of subcommittee reports and for action on reports
by the standing committee. No subcommittee report shall be scheduled for
action by the standing committee until at least 48 hours after a copy of the
subcommittee report is provided to each member of the standing committee.
CHAPTER E. COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
Sec. 51. RESOLUTION INTO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE.
The house may resolve itself into a committee of the whole house to consider
any matter referred to it by the house. In forming a committee of the wholeThursday, January 14, 1999
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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/m1/77/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.