Environment and Agriculture committee reviews procedures, meeting rules and subcommittee structure

Rep. Judy Aaron, chair of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, opened an orientation session for new and returning members that laid out how the committee will operate during the biennium, including meeting schedules, committee etiquette, subcommittee formation and the process for handling bills and executive sessions.

The session was billed as an operational briefing to help newly elected members get up to speed. Aaron and her ranking member, Representative Peter Bixby, emphasized the committee’s long-standing nonpartisan tradition and urged members to treat witnesses with respect and avoid debating testifiers at the lectern. Aaron also described routine administrative items: meeting day and typical hours, use of legislative email, expectations on dress and decorum for live‑streamed hearings, and procedures for handling substitutes for executive sessions.

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