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COMMITTEE SESSIONS

• Legislators are assigned to a Committee upon receipt of the final Bills.
• Only the Main Sponsor is guaranteed to be placed with his/her Bill.
• The purpose of the Committee is to study each Bill and make them ready for presentation (if passed through Committee) to the Assembly and Senate.
• Committees will only meet on Friday during the Legislative Weekend.
• There will be 8 Committees with each containing 15-20 Bills.

• The entire Committee is responsible for the quality of all Bills assigned to it.
• Each member of the Governor’s Cabinet is responsible for the Committee in his/her area. During the Legislative Weekend, the Cabinet members will work closely with the Committee on such items as the Governor’s Initiatives.
• Each Committee will have an Advisor assigned to it who can assist the Committee Leadership if asked.

Committees will debate their Bills and vote each one pass/fail onto Chamber. The order in which Bills are voted out of Committee will determine the Chamber Dockets.