The House of Representatives is presided over by a Speaker, elected from its membership. He has no vote in the Senate except to break a tie. The Senate and House also elect other officers from their respective memberships including a President Pro Tempore in the Senate and a Speaker Pro Tempore in the House. At the beginning of each session, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoint members to serve on the standing committees of each body. There will be a dozen or more committees for each body, and their work is very important, as every bill introduced will be studied by at least one committee in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.
Every legislator serves on several committees.
Each house elects a Principal Clerk who is responsible for keeping the necessary records of the house. A third officer is the Reading Clerk who reads all documents or parts thereof which the rules or the presiding officer require to be read during the daily session. The Legislative Services Commission, consisting of seven members of each house, is the management authority for the General Assembly.