Texas § GV.301.017 - GENERAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
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§ GV.301.017. GENERAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
GENERAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES. (a) By rule or resolution, each house may create a general investigating committee. (b) The senate general investigating committee must consist of five senators appointed by the president of the senate. The president of the senate shall designate one committee member as chairman and one committee member as vice chairman. (c) The house general investigating committee must consist of not fewer than five house members appointed by the speaker. The speaker shall designate one committee member as chairman and one committee member as vice chairman. (d) Each member serves a term beginning on the date of the member's appointment and ending with the convening of the next regular session following the date of appointment. (e) If a vacancy occurs on a general investigating committee, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. (f) Members of a general investigating committee are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending committee meetings and engaging in committee work. (g) All expenses of a general investigating committee, including compensation of the committee's employees and expenses incurred by members, shall be paid out of any appropriation to the legislature under Section 301.029 . Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1005, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. 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.301.017 ("GENERAL INVESTIGATING 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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