Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 45
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HR 5
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Texas,
That the following are adopted as the permanent rules of the House of
Representatives of the 79th [8t h] Legislature:
RULES OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RULE
1. DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE SPEAKER ................. 2
2. EMPLOYEES ....................................... 9
3. STANDING COMMITTEES ........................... 20
4. ORGANIZATION, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF
COMMITTEES ...................................... 46
5. FLOOR PROCEDURE ................................. 78
6. ORDER OF BUSINESS AND CALENDARS ............... 97
7. MOTIONS ........... ............................. 114
8. BILLS .......................................... 130
9. JOINT RESOLUTIONS ................................ 144
10. HOUSE RESOLUTIONS AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTIONS .................................... 146
11. AMENDMENTS .................................. 148
12. PRINTING .......................................... 156
13. INTERACTIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR
AND SENATE ...................................... 160
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................. 170
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION AND PRECEDENCE
Pursuant to and under the authority of Section 11, Article III, Texas
Constitution, and notwithstanding any provision of statute, the House of
Representatives adopts the following rules to govern its operations and
procedures. The provisions of these rules shall be deemed the only requirements
binding on the House of Representatives under Section 11, Article III, Texas
Constitution, notwithstanding any other requirements expressed in statute.
RULE 1. DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE SPEAKER
CHAPTER A. DUTIES AS PRESIDING OFFICER
Sec. 1. ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES. The speaker shall enforce,
apply, and interpret the rules of the house in all deliberations of the house and
shall enforce the legislative rules prescribed by the statutes and the Constitution
of Texas.
Sec. 2. CALL TO ORDER. The speaker shall take the chair on each
calendar day precisely at the hour to which the house adjourned or recessed at its
last sitting and shall immediately call the members to order.
Sec. 3. LAYING BUSINESS BEFORE THE HOUSE. The speaker shall
lay before the house its business in the order indicated by the rules and shall
receive propositions made by members and put them to the house.Thursday, January 13, 2005 HOUSE JOURNAL
3rd Day 45
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/49/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.