Bill Text: TX SR3 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Adopting Permanent Rules of the Senate of the 85th Legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-01-11 - Reported enrolled [SR3 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SR3-Enrolled.html
 
 
  By: Hancock S.R. No. 3
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That
  the Rules of the Senate of the 84th Legislature are adopted as the
  Permanent Rules of the Senate of the 85th Legislature with the
  following modifications:
         1.  Rule 11.02 is amended to read as follows:
  LIST OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES
         Rule 11.02.  [(a)]  At the beginning of each regular
  session, the President shall appoint the following standing
  committees with the number of members indicated:
  STANDING COMMITTEES
               (1)  Committee on Administration (7 members)
               (2)  Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural
  Affairs (7 members)
               (3)  Committee on Business and Commerce (9 members)
               (4)  Committee on Criminal Justice (9 members) [(7
  members)]
               (5)  Committee on Education (11 members)
               (6)  Committee on Finance (15 members)
               (7)  Committee on Health and Human Services (9
  members)
               (8)  Committee on Higher Education (7 members)
               (9)  Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (7
  members)
               (10)  Committee on Natural Resources and Economic
  Development (11 members)
               (11)  Committee on Nominations (7 members)
               (12)  Committee on State Affairs (9 members)
               (13)  Committee on Transportation (9 members)
               (14)  Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border
  Security [Military Installations] (7 members)
         [(b)     From the members of the Committee on Veteran Affairs
  and Military Installations, the President shall appoint a
  Subcommittee on Border Security consisting of 3 members].
 
 
    _______________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on January 11, 2017,
    by the following vote:  Yeas 29,
  Nays 2.
   
   
    _______________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
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