(a) When the General Assembly is not in session, any decision that relates to or affects a member of a committee of the General Assembly shall be made: (1) as to a Senate member, by the President; and (2) as to a House member, by the Speaker. (b) The responsibilities of the President and the Speaker under this section […]
Each standing committee continues when the General Assembly is not in session.
(a) While the General Assembly is not in session, each standing committee may: (1) study and prepare recommendations and reports on any matter that is within the usual and customary jurisdiction of the standing committee; and (2) otherwise exercise the usual and customary powers that the standing committee has when the General Assembly is in session. (b) If time […]
(a) With the prior approval of the Legislative Policy Committee, a standing committee, in carrying out any of its functions or powers, may: (1) issue subpoenas; (2) compel the attendance of witnesses; (3) compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony; (4) administer oaths; and (5) cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the […]
Within the amounts made available by appropriation, each officer and unit of the State government shall conduct any study that a standing committee requests.
