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House City, County & Local Affairs Committee sets rules for agendas, quorum and public testimony
Summary
At an organizational session, the House City, County & Local Affairs Committee reviewed meeting procedures including quorum (11 members), agenda deadlines, deferred-list rules, amendment filing requirements and sign-in/microphone procedures; staff and outside stakeholders introduced themselves.
The City, County & Local Affairs Committee — House opened its organizational session by adopting operating procedures for the coming legislative period, emphasizing quorum requirements, agenda deadlines and how the public may participate.
Committee leaders told members that a quorum of 11 is required to begin business and that committee agendas will be posted two days before meetings. The chair said, “If y'all could do your best to be on time and in your seat so it'll be easy to see a quorum and we can get started on time,” and urged members to follow the sign-in procedure to activate microphones.
Those procedural rules matter because they determine when bills can be considered, how quickly items may be…
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