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City, County & Local Affairs Committee sets meeting rules, emphasizes public testimony
Summary
At an organizational session of the Arkansas House City, County & Local Affairs Committee, members and staff reviewed meeting logistics, quorum and agenda rules, procedures for amendments and deferred items, and emphasized preserving public testimony.
The City, County & Local Affairs Committee of the Arkansas House reviewed meeting procedures and introduced staff and outside stakeholders at its organizational session.
Committee leadership and staff outlined how agendas will be handled, how members register to speak and vote, and how contested or out-of-state testimony will be scheduled. The committee also stressed that public testimony during committee hearings is the primary opportunity for the public to speak on bills before they reach the House floor.
Committee organizers said meetings will generally be held on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., that a quorum of 11 committee members is required to begin business, and that committee agendas will be prepared in accordance with house rules and posted at least two days in advance. The chair said, “I really want the public to…
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