Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 48
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79th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION
Sec. 13. SIGNING BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. All bills, joint
resolutions, and concurrent resolutions shall be signed by the speaker in the
presence of the house, as required by the constitution; and all writs, warrants, and
subpoenas issued by order of the house shall be signed by the speaker and
attested by the chief clerk, or the person acting as chief clerk.
CHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
Sec. 14. CONTROL OVER HALL OF THE HOUSE. The speaker shall
have general control, except as otherwise provided by law, of the hall of the
house, its lobbies, galleries, corridors, and passages, and other rooms in those
parts of the capitol assigned to the use of the house; except that the hall of the
house shall not be used for any meeting other than legislative meetings during
any regular or special session of the legislature unless specifically authorized by
resolution.
Sec. 15. STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. (a) The speaker
shall designate the chair and vice-chair of each standing substantive committee
and shall also appoint membership of the committee, subject to the provisions of
Rule 4, Section 2.
(b) If members of equal seniority request the same committee, the speaker
shall decide which among them shall be assigned to that committee.
(c) In announcing the membership of the standing substantive committees,
the speaker shall designate which are appointees and which acquire membership
by seniority.
(d) The speaker shall appoint the chair and vice-chair of each standing
procedural committee and the remaining membership of the committee.
Sec. 16. APPOINTMENT OF SELECT AND CONFERENCE
COMMITTEES. (a) The speaker shall appoint all conference committees. The
speaker shall name the chair of each conference committee, and may also name
the vice-chair thereof.
(b) The speaker may at any time by proclamation create a select committee.
The speaker shall name the chair and vice-chair thereof. A select committee has
the jurisdiction, authority, and duties and exists for the period of time specified in
the proclamation. A select committee has the powers granted by these rules to a
standing committee except as limited by the proclamation. A copy of each
proclamation creating a select committee shall be filed with the chief clerk.
Sec. 17. INTERIM STUDIES. When the legislature is not in session, the
speaker shall have the authority to direct committees to make interim studies for
such purposes as the speaker may designate, and the committees shall meet as
often as necessary to transact effectively the business assigned to them. The
speaker shall provide to the chief clerk a copy of interim charges made to a
standing or select committee.
CHAPTER C. CAMPAIGNS FOR SPEAKER
Sec. 18. PLEDGES FOR SPEAKER PROHIBITED DURING REGULAR
SESSION. During a regular session of the legislature a member may not solicit
written pledges from other members for their support of or promise to vote for
any person for the office of speaker.48
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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/m1/52/?q=%222005-01-11%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.