Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Fifth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 73
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Section 41.[40.] By a record vote of not less than two-thirds of those present
and voting, a quorum being present, each standing committee shall have the power
and authority to issue process to witnesses at any place in the State of Texas and to
compel their attendance, and to compel the production of all books, records and
instruments, and to issue attachments where necessary to obtain compliance with
subpoenas or other process issued by the committee, all of which may be addressed
to and served by either a sergeant at arms appointed by the [saeh] committee or by
any peace officer of the State of Texas; and to cite for contempt, and have [easeeto
be] prosecuted for contempt, anyone disobeying the subpoenas or other process
lawfully issued by the committee, in the manner provided by law. The chairman of
the committee shall issue, in the name of the committee, [seeh] subpoenas and other
process that [as] the committee may direct. Each [ e edg] committee is autho-
rized to request the assistance, when needed, of all state departments, agencies, and
offices, and it shall be the duty of the [saeh] departments, agencies, and offices to
assist the [aeh] committee when requested to do so. Each [tdg] committee
shall have the power and authority to inspect the records, documents and files of
every state department agency, and office, to the extent necessary to the discharge
of its duties within th ea of its jurisdiction.
Section 42.[44-] .ject to prior approval by the Committee on House
Administration, witnesses attending any [steadig] committee under process of the
[sh] committee shall be allowed the same mileage and per diem as is allowed
members of the committee when in a travel status, to be paid out of the contingent
expense fund of the House of Representatives on vouchers approved by the chairman
of the committee, the chairman of the Committee on House Administration, and the
Speaker of the House.
Section 43.[42 -] Each [WsteaRdig] committee is authorized to conduct its activi-
ties and perform its work through the use of the t [e eee ig] subcommittees [as
May-be] created by these rules, or as shall be determined by the chairman of the
[sach] committee. Subcommittees shall be created, organized, and operated in such
a way that the subject matter and work area of each subcommittee shall be
homogeneous and shall pertain to related governmental activities. The size and
jurisdiction of each [e tading] subcommittee, not specified in these rules, shall be
determined by the chairman of the committee.
Section 44.[4-3-.] The chairman of each standing committee shall appoint from
the membership of the [eaeh] committee the members who are to serve on each
standing subcommittee [as] created by these rules or [as] determined by the chair-
man of the committee. Any vacancy on a standing subcommittee shall be filled by
appointment of the chairman of the standing committee. The chairman and vice-
of each standing subcommittee shall be named by the chairman of the committee,
subject to the approval of the Speaker.
Section 45.[44-.] A majority of a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum, and
no action or recommendation of a subcommittee shall be valid unless taken at a
formal meeting with a quorum actually present. All reports of [ eien aken-by] a
subcommittee shall be by record vote and must be approved by a majority of the
membership of the subcommittee, with minutes of the subcommittee to be main-
tained in a manner similar to that required by these rules for standing committees.
Proxies cannot be used in subcommittees.
Section 46.[4-,] All bills and resolutions referred to a standing committee
shall be reviewed by the chairman [theFeef] to determine appropriate disposition of
the [eaeh] bills and resolutions. All bills and resolutions shall be considered by the
entire standing committee unless the chairman of that standing committee deter-
mines to refer the [saeh] bills and resolutions to subcommittee. If a bill or resolu-
tion is referred by the chairman of the standing committee to a subcommittee the
[eash] subcommittee shall be charged with the duty and responsibility of conductingJanuary 12, 1977
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixty-Fifth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1977; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth307701/m1/77/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.