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Speaker announces expected bipartisan select committee to review allegations involving Rep. Cecil Brockman
Summary
The presiding officer said the chair expects to appoint a bipartisan select committee to review allegations concerning Representative Cecil Brockman, citing consultation with staff and attorneys and promising details on membership and procedures forthcoming.
The presiding officer announced that the chair expects to appoint a bipartisan select committee the following day to review allegations involving Representative Cecil Brockman, saying staff and the chamber's attorneys had been consulted and that the committee would examine precedent and procedures to ensure a fair and impartial review.
Speaker: "...the chair, tomorrow likely will be appointing a bipartisan select committee, to work thoroughly to review the matter, examine relevant precedent from prior committees of this nature, ensure sure that a fair and impartial examination of the facts is had." The presiding officer said specifics of the committee membership would likely be announced the next day and that the committee would meet to consider constitutional and procedural concerns.
The transcript does not state the nature of the allegations, the scope of the review beyond the select-committee description, or a timetable for the committee's report. The announcement was procedural: it sets an expectation of an administrative review rather than recording a formal referral vote on the House floor.
