Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 79
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Sec. 39. COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. No committee shall have the
power to amend, delete, or change in any way the nature, purpose, or content of
any bill or resolution referred to it, but may draft and recommend amendments to
it, which shall become effective only if adopted by a majority vote of the house.
Sec. 40. SUBSTITUTES. The committee may adopt and report a complete
germane committee substitute containing the title, enacting clause, and text of the
bill in lieu of an original bill, in which event the complete substitute bill on
committee report shall be laid before the house and shall be the matter then before
the house for its consideration, instead of the original bill. If the substitute bill is
defeated at any legislative stage, the bill is considered not passed.
Sec. 41. GERMANENESS OF SUBSTITUTE. If a point of order is raised
that a complete committee substitute is not germane, in whole or in part, and the
point of order is sustained, the committee substitute shall be returned to the
Committee on Calendars, which may have the original bill printed and distributed
and placed on a calendar in lieu of the substitute or may return the original bill to
the committee from which it was reported for further action.
Sec. 42. AUTHOR'S RIGHT TO OFFER AMENDMENTS TO REPORT.
Should the author or sponsor of the bill, resolution, or other proposal not be
satisfied with the final recommendation or form of the committee report, the
member shall have the privilege of offering on the floor of the house such
amendments or changes as he or she considers necessary and desirable, and those
amendments or changes shall be given priority during the periods of time when
original amendments are in order under the provisions of Rule 11, Section 7.
CHAPTER D. SUBCOMMITTEES
Sec. 43. JURISDICTION. Each committee is authorized to conduct its
activities and perform its work through the use of subcommittees as shall be
determined by the chair of the 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 subcommittee shall be
determined by the chair of the committee.
Sec. 44. MEMBERSHIP. The chair of each standing committee shall
appoint from the membership of the committee the members who are to serve on
each subcommittee. Any vacancy on a subcommittee shall be filled by
appointment of the chair of the standing committee. The chair and vice-chair of
each subcommittee shall be named by the chair of the committee.
Sec. 45. RULES GOVERNING OPERATIONS. The Rules of Procedure
of the House of Representatives, to the extent applicable, shall govern the
hearings and operations of each subcommittee. Subject to the foregoing, and to
the extent necessary for orderly transaction of business, each subcommittee may
promulgate and adopt additional rules and procedures by which it will function.
Sec. 46. QUORUM. A majority of a subcommittee shall constitute a
quorum, and no action or recommendation of a subcommittee shall be valid
unless taken at a meeting with a quorum actually present. All reports of a
subcommittee must be approved by record vote by a majority of the membershipThursday, January 13, 2005 HOUSE JOURNAL
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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/m1/83/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.