Texas § GV.301.016 - SPECIAL COMMITTEES
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§ GV.301.016. SPECIAL COMMITTEES
SPECIAL COMMITTEES. (a) By rule or resolution, each house acting individually or the two houses acting jointly may create special committees. (b) A special committee shall perform the duties and functions and exercise the powers prescribed by the rule or resolution creating the committee. (c) Except as limited by the rule or resolution creating the special committee, a special committee shall have and exercise the powers granted under this subchapter to a standing committee. A special committee also has any other powers delegated to it by the rule or resolution creating the committee, subject to the limitations of law. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181 ), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
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Section GV.301.016 ("SPECIAL COMMITTEES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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