By: Whitmire S.R. No. 6
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That
the Permanent Rules of the Senate, 88th Legislature, be amended
by amending Rule 1.04 to read as follows:
Rule 1.04. A Secretary, Journal Clerk, Calendar Clerk,
Enrolling Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Doorkeeper, Chaplain, and
such other officers as a majority vote may determine to be
necessary shall be elected at the opening of the session of the
Legislature to continue in office until discharged by the Senate
and shall perform such duties as may be incumbent upon them in
their respective offices, under the direction of the Senate.
Such officers may not be related to any current member of the
Texas Legislature nor may any employee of the Senate be related
to any current member of the Texas Legislature, unless such
employee has held a position in the Senate for at least 12 months
immediately prior to the election of the member of the
legislature. The Secretary of the Senate shall, in addition to
other duties, be responsible for the coordination of the other
offices and divisions of the Senate.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 7, 2023, by the
following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate