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§ 23. Standing committees; authority to meet; out-of-state business

§ 23. Standing committees; authority to meet; out-of-state business (a) During adjournment of the General Assembly, any standing committee or subcommittee of a standing committee may with the appropriate approval of the Speaker or the President Pro Tempore meet at the call of its chair to conduct legislative business within the State. For attendance at […]

§ 16. Printing and distribution of daily calendar, journal, and bills

§ 16. Printing and distribution of daily calendar, journal, and bills Copies of the daily calendar and journal shall be immediately furnished to the printer designated by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. The printing of the calendar and journal shall be under the supervision of the Secretary and Clerk, and the required number […]

§ 19. Compensation to chaplains

§ 19. Compensation to chaplains Chaplains serving the Legislature, other than members of the Legislature, shall receive $5.00 a day to defray expenses for each day served and such sums shall be paid by the Commissioner of Finance and Management from the legislative appropriation. (Added 1973, R-59 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), […]

§ 20. Limitation on distribution and duration of agency reports

§ 20. Limitation on distribution and duration of agency reports (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever it is required by statute, rule, or otherwise that an agency submit an annual, biennial, or other periodic report to the General Assembly, that requirement shall be met by submission by January 15 of copies of the report […]

§ 21. Employees; subpoena prohibited

§ 21. Employees; subpoena prohibited (a) No employee or former employee of the General Assembly may be compelled to give testimony or to appear and produce documentary evidence in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding if: (1) the testimony or documentary evidence sought relates to a legislative duty or act performed by the employee; and (2) […]

§ 6. House roll; election of Speaker

§ 6. House roll; election of Speaker The Secretary of State shall make a roll, by districts, of members whose credentials have been received in the form of a certificate from the canvassing committee or a superseding court order, and at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of the first Wednesday next after the first Monday […]

§ 7. House Clerk; canvassing committee

§ 7. House Clerk; canvassing committee The House shall then elect a Clerk and on the nomination of the Speaker shall appoint a committee, consisting of three members from each district, to join such committee as the Senate appoints, to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, […]

§ 9. House vacancy

§ 9. House vacancy If a vacancy occurs in the Office of Representative to the General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint some person from the district wherein the vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term, and shall transmit to the person so appointed a certificate of his or her appointment, and cause certified copies thereof […]