LRB-1241/4
PJD:kmg:rs
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 2004 - Introduced by Representative Miller. Referred to Committee on
Rules.
AR44,1,3
1To repeal assembly rule 9 (2) (intro.);
to amend assembly rule 9 (2) (bm), (c) and
2(cm); and
to create assembly rule 9 (2) (d) and (e) and assembly rule 9 (2m);
3relating to: election of assembly committee chairpersons.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This assembly resolution provides for the election, rather than the appointment
by the speaker, of chairpersons, vice chairpersons, and secretaries of assembly
standing committees.
AR44,1,4
4Resolved by the assembly, That:
AR44, s. 1
5Section
1. Assembly rule 9 (2) (intro.) is repealed.
AR44, s. 2
6Section
2. Assembly rule 9 (2) (bm), (c) and (cm) are amended to read:
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Assembly Rule 9 (2) (bm) The first-named person of each standing committee
8is the shall convene the first meeting of the committee in each legislative biennium,
9at which the committee shall elect a chairperson
and the second-named person is
10the, vice chairperson
, and secretary before engaging in any other activity. The
11secretary shall be elected first and shall administer the election for chairperson and
1vice chairperson and perform the duties of vice chairperson in the absence of the
2chairperson or vice chairperson. An election for chairperson or vice chairperson is
3by secret ballot. The committee member receiving the most votes is the chairperson
4and the committee member receiving the 2nd most votes is the vice chairperson,
5except that if no committee member receives a majority of the votes the chairperson
6and vice chairperson shall be elected by secret ballot from the committee member
7receiving the most votes and the committee member receiving the 2nd most votes.
8Of these 2 members, the committee member receiving the most votes is the
9chairperson and the committee member receiving the 2nd most votes is the vice
10chairperson. If after a committee elects a chairperson, vice chairperson, and
11secretary a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson or secretary, the vacancy shall
12be filled by election in the same manner as the original election.
AR44,2,1513
(c) The speaker shall make all committee appointments of members of the
14minority party as nominated by the minority leader
, except that the speaker may
15appoint any member of the minority party as chairperson of a committee.
AR44,2,2316
(cm)
Unless the member is the The chairperson
, the first-nominated minority
17member of each standing committee who is first nominated by the minority leader
18is and vice chairperson are the ranking
minority member committee members of that
19committee unless the
speaker and minority leader agree that the first-nominated
20member is the vice chairperson of the committee chairperson and vice chairperson
21are members of the same party. In that case, the leader of the party without a
22ranking member on the committee may name as ranking member a member of the
23committee who is a member of that party.
AR44, s. 3
24Section
3. Assembly rule 9 (2) (d) and (e) are created to read:
AR44,3,2
1Assembly Rule 9 (2) (d) A member may not serve as chairperson of more than
2one assembly standing committee at any one time.
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(e) In the temporary absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall
4carry out the duties assigned to the chairperson until the return of the chairperson.
5If the chairperson is separated from the committee by death, resignation, or removal
6from office, the vice chairperson shall carry out the duties assigned to the
7chairperson until a new chairperson is elected. At the first meeting of the committee
8after the chairperson is separated from the committee, the committee shall elect a
9new chairperson.
AR44, s. 4
10Section
4. Assembly rule 9 (2m) is created to read:
AR44,3,1311
Assembly Rule 9 (2m) A member of a committee may be removed as a member
12of the committee only by the vote of a majority of the current membership of the
13assembly.
