Texas Government Code 301.013 – Selection of Committees
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(a) In its rules of procedure or in a simple resolution, each house may determine the number, composition, function, membership, and authority of its committees.
(b) By concurrent resolution, the two houses may determine the number, composition, function, membership, and authority of joint committees.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 301.013
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- Simple resolution: Designated "S. Res.," simple resolutions are used to express nonbinding positions of the Senate or to deal with the Senate's internal affairs, such as the creation of a special committee. They do not require action by the House of Representatives.