Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 53
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(2) close the main entrance and permit no member to leave the house
without written permission from the speaker when a call of the house or a call of
the committee of the whole is ordered, take up permission cards as members
leave the hall, and take up permission cards of those who are admitted to the floor
of the house under the rules and practice of the house;
(3) obtain recognition from the speaker and announce a messenger
from the governor or the senate on arrival at the bar of the house; and
(4) obtain recognition from the speaker and announce the arrival of the
governor or the senate on arrival at the bar of the house for official proceedings in
the house.
Sec. 6. CHAPLAIN. The chaplain shall open the first session on each
calendar day with a prayer and shall perform such other duties as directed by the
Committee on House Administration.
Sec. 7. VOTING CLERK. The voting clerk, under the supervision of the
speaker, shall:
(1) open and close the voting machine on registrations and record votes
as ordered by the speaker;
(2) record votes from the floor as directed by the speaker;
(3) prepare official copies of all record votes for the journal;
(4) make no additions, subtractions, or other changes in any registration
or record vote unless specifically granted permission by the house or directed by
the speaker prior to the announcement of the final result; and
(5) lock the voting machine of each member who is excused or who is
otherwise known to be absent when the house is in session until the member
personally requests that the machine be unlocked.
Sec. 8. COMMITTEE COORDINATOR. The committee coordinator shall:
(1) under the direction of the Committee on House Administration,
prepare a schedule for regular meetings of all standing committees as provided by
Rule 4, Section 8(a);
(2) post committee meeting notices, as directed by the chair of a
committee, in accordance with Rule 4, Section 11(a);
(3) maintain duplicate originals of committee minutes as required by
Rule 4, Sections 18(c) and (d);
(4) maintain sworn statements from witnesses appearing before
committees and, under the direction of the Committee on House Administration,
prescribe the form of those statements, as required by Rule 4, Sections 20(a) and
(c);
(5) receive and forward impact statements as required by Rule 4,
Section 34(e);
(6) receive committee reports as required by Rule 4, Section 37, and
refer them for printing as provided by Rule 6, Section 19; and
(7) receive and distribute the recommendations and final reports of
interim study committees as provided by Rule 4, Section 61.
RULE 3. STANDING COMMITTEES
Sec. 1. AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK. The committee shall have
seven members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:Thursday, January 13, 2005 HOUSE JOURNAL
3rd Day 53
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/57/?q=%222005-01-11%22&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.