Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 74
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76th LEGISLATURE- REGULAR SESSION
house, the speaker shall vacate the chair and shall appoint a chair to preside
in committee.
Sec. 52. RULES GOVERNING OPERATIONS. The rules governing the
proceedings of the house and those governing committees shall be observed
in committees of the whole, to the extent that they are applicable.
Sec. 53. MOTION FOR A CALL OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE. (a) It shall be in order to move a call of the committee of the
whole at any time to secure and maintain a quorum for the following
purposes:
(1) for the consideration of a certain or specific matter; or
(2) for a definite period of time; or
(3) for the consideration of any designated class of bills.
(b) When a call of the committee of the whole is moved and seconded
by 10 members, of whom the chair may be one, and is ordered by majority
vote, the main entrance of the hall and all other doors leading out of the hall
shall be locked, and no member shall be permitted to leave the hall without
written permission. Other proceedings under a call of the committee shall be
the same as under a call of the house.
Sec. 54. HANDLING OF A BILL. A bill committed to a committee of
the whole house shall be handled in the same manner as in any other
committee. The body of the bill shall not be defaced or interlined, but all
amendments shall be duly endorsed by the chief clerk as they are adopted
by the committee, and so reported to the house. When a bill is reported by
the committee of the whole house it shall be referred immediately to the
appropriate calendars committee for placement on the appropriate calendar
and shall follow the same procedure as any other bill on committee report.
Sec. 55. FAILURE TO COMPLETE WORK AT ANY SITTING. In the
event that the committee of the whole, at any sitting, fails to complete its
work on any bill or resolution under consideration for lack of time, or desires
to take any action on that measure that is permitted under the rules for other
committees, it may, on a motion made and adopted by majority vote, rise,
report progress, and ask leave of the house to sit again generally, or at a time
certain.
Sec. 56. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. Reports of select
committees made during a session shall be filed with the chief clerk and
printed in the journal, unless otherwise determined by the house.
CHAPTER F. INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEES
Sec. 57. INTERIM STUDIES. Pursuant to Rule 1, Section 17, the speaker
may create interim study committees to conduct studies by issuing a
proclamation for each committee, which shall specify the issue to be studied,
committee membership, and any additional authority and duties. A copy of
each proclamation creating an interim study committee shall be filed with the
chief clerk. An interim study committee expires on release of its final report
or when the next legislature convenes, whichever is earlier. An interim study
committee may not be created by resolution.
Sec. 58. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP. The speaker shall appoint
all members of an interim study committee, which may include public
citizens and officials of state and local governments. The speaker shall also74
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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/m1/78/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.