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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY SENATOR ALARIO
A RESOLUTION
To amend and readopt Senate Rule 13.1(C) of the Rules of Order of the Senate relative to
interim membership of standing committees, to provide for the powers and duties of
interim members appointed to certain statutory committees by virtue of their
appointment to interim membership of a standing committee.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana amends and
readopts Senate Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Order of the Senate to read as follows:
Rule 13.1. Standing committees
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C. In addition to the membership of each committee provided in Paragraphs
A and B above, the President may appoint senators to any standing committee to
serve only during the interim between sessions for which the appointment is made
except when serving on a statutory committee by virtue of appointment to
interim membership of a standing committee and may remove any member so
appointed. Such an appointment may be made for all interim activity of the
committee, or for one or more interim studies of the committee, or to a particular
subcommittee or subcommittees. A member so appointed shall have all of the
powers and duties of other members of the committee or subcommittee. However,
a member appointed only for one or more studies shall have such powers and duties
only for such meetings and hearings as are related to the study or studies for which
the member is appointed. A member appointed as provided in this Paragraph shall
be considered for quorum and voting requirement purposes for meetings and motions
related to any study for which he is appointed and for meetings of any committee or
subcommittee to which he is appointed. A member who serves on any statutory SR NO. 16 ENROLLED
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committee by virtue of appointment to interim membership of a standing
committee shall be considered for quorum and voting requirement purposes for
meetings and motions related to all activity of the statutory committee.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE