Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 70
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79th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION
house chamber while the house is in session, but shall, if given permission to
meet while the house is in session, retire to a designated committee room for the
conduct of its meeting.
Sec. 10. PURPOSES FOR MEETING. A committee or a subcommittee
may be assembled for:
(1) a public hearing where testimony is to be heard, and where official
action may be taken, on bills, resolutions, or other matters;
(2) a formal meeting where the committee may discuss and take official
action on bills, resolutions, or other matters without testimony; and
(3) a work session where the committee may discuss bills, resolutions,
or other matters but take no formal action.
Sec. 11. POSTING NOTICE. (a) No committee or subcommittee,
including a calendars committee, shall assemble for the purpose of a public
hearing during a regular session unless notice of the hearing has been posted in
accordance with the rules at least five calendar days in advance of the hearing. No
committee or subcommittee, including a calendars committee, shall assemble for
the purpose of a public hearing during a special session unless notice of the
hearing has been posted in accordance with the rules at least 24 hours in advance
of the hearing. The committee minutes shall reflect the date of each posting of
notice. Notice shall not be required for a public hearing on a senate bill which is
substantially the same as a house bill that has previously been the subject of a
duly posted public hearing by the committee.
(b) No committee or subcommittee, including a calendars committee, shall
assemble for the purpose of a formal meeting or work session during a regular or
special session unless written notice has been posted and transmitted to each
member of the committee two hours in advance of the meeting or an
announcement has been filed with the journal clerk and read by the reading clerk
while the house is in session.
(c) All committees meeting during the interim for the purpose of a formal
meeting, work session, or public hearing shall post notice in accordance with the
rules and notify members of the committee at least five calendar days in advance
of the meeting.
Sec. 12. MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. All meetings of a
committee or subcommittee, including a calendars committee, shall be open to
other members, the press, and the public unless specifically provided otherwise
by resolution adopted by the house. However, the General Investigating and
Ethics Committee [general investigating ccrnittcc ] or a committee considering
an impeachment, an address, the punishment of a member of the house, or any
other matter of a quasi-judicial nature may meet in executive session for the
limited purpose of examining a witness or deliberating, considering, or debating a
decision, but no decision may be made or voted on except in a meeting that is
open to the public and otherwise in compliance with the rules of the house.
Sec. 13. RULES GOVERNING OPERATIONS. (a) The Rules of
Procedure of the House of Representatives, and to the extent applicable, the rules
of evidence and procedure in the civil courts of Texas, shall govern the hearings
and operations of each committee, including a calendars committee. Subject to70
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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/m1/74/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.