Joint Committee on Information Management and Technology adopts organizing rules

The Joint Committee on Information Management and Technology adopted its committee rules during an organizational meeting on Friday, January 31, 2025, co-chair Representative Nancy Nathanson announced.

The rules, which had been posted on OLIS in advance, were moved for adoption by Senator James Ivory Manning Jr. and approved by voice vote after no objections were raised. The rules generally align with other House and Senate policy committees and reflect that this committee is not a budget committee.

The committee’s rules permit each co-chair to appoint one or more members to hear public testimony or informational items in the absence of a quorum; however, the rules require a quorum to adopt recommendations or take formal votes on bills or agency reports. The rules were described in the meeting as similar to those used in other policy committees and were intended to set the committee’s work practices for the session.

"Madam co chair, I move that we adopt the rules, the committee," Senator James Ivory Manning Jr. said when offering the motion.

Committee staff also noted that the posted rules include the committee’s expected meeting cadence, staff measure summaries and other orientation materials for members and staff to consult as the panel schedules public hearings. After the vote, the committee transitioned immediately to an informational meeting that included a state information-technology overview and scheduled follow-ups.

The committee did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript; the chair stated that there were no objections and that the rules were adopted.