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Legislative Administration Committee adopts rules, approves proxy use and assigns proxy holding to vice chairs
Summary
The committee adopted its rules by voice vote, voted to allow proxies for committee votes and agreed that each party’s vice chair will hold proxies unless members specify otherwise; the chair urged members to proactively notify staff about attendance to manage quorums.
The House Legislative Administration Committee opened with housekeeping and adopted its rules by voice vote. Vice Chair Walsh moved adoption of committee rules and the ayes carried.
The committee then considered proxy policy. Members voted by voice to permit proxies for committee votes (proxies do not replace quorum requirements). The chair proposed that each party’s vice chair hold proxies; the committee approved that approach by voice vote. The chair asked members to provide phone numbers and said he will create a group chat to notify members about room changes and late notices.
Chair guidance emphasized the need for members to be proactive about attendance so the committee can manage quorums during a busy session. The committee closed the procedural portion of the agenda and proceeded to bill hearings.
All three procedural actions were handled by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the hearing transcript.
