TexasSenate rules set committees and their membership for regular sessions
At the start of each regular session, the Senate president appoints committees that handle areas such as education, public safety, and transportation.
What it does
At the start of each regular session, the Senate president appoints the listed standing committees. The rule sets a membership number for each committee.
Argument forListing committees and their sizes could help senators and the Senate president see how the Senate’s work is organized.
Argument againstHaving one committee cover homeland security and veterans affairs could make it harder to give each area separate attention.
More detail
The Senate president appoints the listed standing committees. The rule lists Senate committees and the number of members on each, including a Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs committee. The appointments occur at the beginning of each regular session.
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History
- 2025
- Sep 4Reported enrolledLatest
- Vote recorded passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 4Record vote
- Sep 4Read & adoptedAdopted
- Sep 4Received by the Secretary of the SenateIntroduced
- Sep 4Reported enrolledLatest
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