Chapter 12 - Legislative Organization

Chapter 12 - Legislative Organization

Section 1 - Definitions.
Section 2 - Standing committees.
Section 3 - Interim committees -- Membership -- Purpose -- Meetings and rules.
Section 4 - Interim committees of two houses -- Meeting jointly -- Joint rules -- Majority vote.
Section 5 - Duties of interim committees.
Section 6 - Permanent committees -- House and Senate management -- Members -- Chair -- Legislative Management Committee -- Membership -- Chair and vice-chair -- Meetings -- Quorum.
Section 7 - Legislative Management Committee -- Duties -- Litigation.
Section 8 - Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General Counsel Subcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members -- Meetings.
Section 8.1 - Legislative Management Committee -- Subcommittee on Oversight -- Members -- Duties -- Meetings.
Section 9 - Legislative committees -- Minutes of meetings -- Official policies -- Closed meetings -- Private records.
Section 9.5 - Obstructing a legislative proceeding.
Section 10 - Right of members to attend meetings -- Voting -- Subject to open and public meeting requirements.
Section 11 - Interim committees' powers.
Section 12 - Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel -- Established -- Powers, functions, and duties -- Organization of office -- Selection of director and general counsel.
Section 13 - Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst established -- Powers, functions, and duties -- Qualifications.
Section 15 - Office of Legislative Auditor General established -- Qualifications -- Powers, functions, and duties.
Section 15.1 - Budget and appropriation audits.
Section 16 - Legislative directors -- Authority to obtain assistance.
Section 17 - Duties of presiding officer and majority and minority leaders of each house and chairman of Legislative Management Committee.
Section 18 - Offices for Legislative Management Committee and professional legislative staff -- Hours -- Library facilities available -- Documents, reports, and information available.
Section 19 - Investigatory powers of the Legislature.
Section 20 - Development of proposed energy producer states' agreement -- Membership selection -- Agreements -- Goals -- Meetings -- Reports.
Section 21 - Legislators serving in organizations without legislative sanction -- Prohibited participation.
Section 22 - Review of legislative workload -- Reports from committees with legislators.

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