TITLE: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to require that each committee chair be a member of the majority political party.

SUMMARY: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to require that each committee chair be a member of the majority political party.

FULL TEXT:
87(2) HR 10-Introduced version-Bill Text 87S20173 MAW-F By: Slaton H.R. No. 10 RE SO LU TI ON BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas Legislature, That Rule 4, Section 2(a)(7), of the permanent rules of the House of Representatives of the 87th Legislature is amended to read as follows: (7) The speaker shall designate the chair and vice-chair from the total membership of the committee. If, at the time the speaker announces the membership of committees, the members of one political party constitute a majority of the membership of the house, the speaker shall designate a member of that party to serve as chair of each committee.