36-12-3 - Interim committees -- Membership -- Purpose -- Meetings and rules.
36-12-3. Interim committees -- Membership -- Purpose -- Meetings and rules.
(1) There are hereby created interim committees of the Legislature consisting of themembers of each house. The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the membersfrom the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate shall appoint the membersfrom the Senate, each taking into consideration suggestions from the minority party in theirrespective house.
(2) The purpose of the committees is to investigate and study matters of legislativeconcern in the interval between general legislative sessions.
(3) The interim committees shall meet after adjournment sine die of each general sessionto organize and to plan study programs. Each committee shall operate under rules established bythe Legislature.
Amended by Chapter 39, 2002 General Session