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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Foley
DATE TYPED 02/02/05 HB HR 2
SHORT TITLE Consent for Committee Appointments
SB
ANALYST Ford
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Conflicts with
HR 3
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Resolution 2 would amend House Rule 9-1 by requiring the consent of the majority and
minority floor leaders for appointments to committees.
Significant Issues
House Rule 9-1 currently provides that the speaker shall appoint all committees created by the
house, except those where the members are designated in the motion creating them. House
Resolution 2 would amend this rule, to read:
The speaker shall appoint all committees created by the house, provided that appoint-
ments of members of the majority party and minority party shall be by and with the con-
sent of the majority floor leader and minority floor leader, respectively, except those
committees where the members are designated in the motion creating them, and all ap-
pointments shall be announced in open session and made a matter of record in the jour-
nal.