Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees.
Impact
The resolution primarily impacts operational aspects of legislative committees within Texas state law by providing a structured process for forming joint committees. These committees can comprise legislators, state officials, or citizen members, with the flexibility for the presiding officers to determine their composition. The designation of a budget for each joint committee, the ability to create subcommittees, and the formal requirement for public hearings further enhance the governance protocols governing these committees.
Summary
HCR122 is a concurrent resolution adopted by the Texas Legislature, which authorizes the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to create joint legislative study committees. This authorization has been renewed for each of the last 21 regular sessions, allowing the legislature to address unresolved issues post-sine die adjournment and to study new issues that may emerge. The resolution emphasizes the ability of legislative leaders to form committees essential for legislative business, thus streamlining governance.
Contention
While HCR122 provides a framework for collaboration between the two chambers of the Texas Legislature, it may also face scrutiny regarding the allocation of resources and the efficiency of joint committees. Some might argue that overlapping jurisdictions and the potential for bureaucratic delays could arise, affecting timely legislative decision-making. Furthermore, concerns could be raised about the extent of stakeholder representation within joint committees, particularly regarding citizen members and their influence on legislative outcomes.
Requesting that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study motorcycle operator profiling by law enforcement officers.
Requesting that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study the construction of a second vehicular causeway connecting Padre Island to the mainland.
Requesting that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study issuance of credit against required recapture payments for Gulf Coast county school districts with excess facilities costs.
Requesting that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study issuance of credit against required recapture payments for Gulf Coast county school districts with excess facilities costs.
Requesting that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives create a joint interim committee to study issuance of credit against required recapture payments for Gulf Coast county school districts with excess facilities costs.
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; provision related to officeholders raising funds when facing a recall; modify, and require candidate to establish a separate account used for recall purposes. Amends secs. 3, 11, 12, 21, 24 & 52 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.203 et seq.) & adds sec. 21b.
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; funds donated to a candidate for recall efforts; require candidate to establish a separate account used for recall purposes. Amends secs. 3, 11, 12, 21, 24 & 52 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.203 et seq.) & adds sec. 21b.
A concurrent resolution recognizing wild rice as sacred and central to the culture and health of Indigenous Peoples in Minnesota and critical to the health and identity of all Minnesota citizens and ecosystems and establishing a commitment to passing legislation to protect wild rice and the freshwater resources upon which it depends.