Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 19

January 10, 1967

HOUSE JOURNAL

plan, if and when adopted by the Com-
mittee on House Administration.
Section 4. Any officer or employee
of the House having a grievance, com-
plaint or recommendation, shall pre-
sent same to the Administrative Of-
ficer, whose decision thereon shall be
final unless changed by the Commit-
tee on House Administration or by
the Speaker.
Section 5. The Administrative Of-
ficer shall perform such other duties
as may be delegated or assigned to
him by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration or by the Speaker.
RULE VII
STANDING COMMITTEES
Section 1. Rules. Eleven members,
with jurisdiction over: (1) Rules of
the House, Joint Rules, and all amend-
ments proposed to either; (2) all pro-
posals for legislative investigations
and invitations to appear before or
address the House or a Joint Session;
(3) the calendar system, assignment
of bills and resolutions to appropri-
ate calendars, and the granting of
rules for Floor consideration of bills
and resolutions; (4) all procedures for
expediting the business of the House
in an orderly and efficient manner;
(5) assisting the Speaker in decid-
ing the order of recognition for sus-
pensions; and (6) such other matters
concerning rules, procedures, and op-
eration of the House as may be as-
signed by the Speaker.
Section 2. House Administration.
Seven members, with jurisdiction
over: (1) administrative operation of
the House and its employees; (2) the
Contingent Expense Fund of the
House, with full control over all ex-
penditures therefrom; (3) all proper-
ty, equipment and supplies obtained
by the House for its use and the use
of its members; (4) all office space
available for the use of the House
and its members; (5) all admissions
to the Floor during sessions of the
House; (6) all radio and television,
live or recorded, of sessions of the
House; and (7) all witnesses appear-
ing before the House or any commit-
tee thereof in support of or in op-
position to any pending legislative
proposal.
Section 3. Appropriations. Twenty-
one members, with jurisdiction over:

(1) all bills and resolutions appropri-
ating money from the State Treasury;
(2) all bills and resolutions contain-
ing provisions resulting in automatic
allocation of funds from the State
Treasury; (3) all bills and resolu-
tions diverting funds from the State
Treasury or preventing funds from go-
ing therein which otherwise would
be placed in the State Treasury; and
(4) all matters pertaining to claims
and accounts filed with the Legisla-
ture against the State.
Section 4. Judiciary. Twenty-one
members, with jurisdiction over: (1)
all matters of civil law including
rights, duties, remedies and proced-
ures thereunder; (2) all matters re-
lating to civil procedure in the courts
of Texas; (3) all proposals concern-
ing Uniform State Laws; (4) all
proposals creating, changing, or other-
wise affecting courts of judicial dist-
ricts of the State; (5) all matters per-
taining to the State Bar of Texas;
(6) all other matters pertaining to
courts and court procedures not speci-
fically assigned to some other stand-
ing committee by these rules; (7) all
matters pertaining to the organiza-
tion and incorporation of private
corporations; (8) all proposals to re-
codify any portion of the civil stat-
utes; and (9) all resolutions granting
permission to sue the State.
Section 5. Criminal Jurisprudence.
Twenty-one members, with jurisdic-
tion over: (1) all matters of criminal
law, prohibitions, standards, and
penalties; (2) all matters relating to
criminal procedure in the courts of
Texas; (3) all proposals for the re-
vision or amendment of the Penal
Code of the State of Texas, unless
jurisdiction thereof is assigned to
some other standing committee by
these rules; and (4) all matters per-
taining to the Board of Pardons and
Paroles, its organization, duties and
responsibilities.
Section 6. Revenue and Taxation.
Twenty-one members, with juris-
diction over: (1) all bills and reso-
lutions proposing to raise revenue;
(2) all bills or resolutions proposing
to levy taxes or other fees; (3) all
proposals to modify, amend, or
change any existing tax or revenue
statute; and (4) all proposals to
regulate the manner of collection of
state revenues and taxes.

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