Texas House
Standing Committee
Manages local, uncontested, congratulatory, and memorial legislation on the Texas House floor, and determines priorities for floor consideration of bills and resolutions.
Committee Leadership
Committee Composition
Committee Size
11 Members
Republicans
6
Democrats
5
Committee Partisan Split
6R – 5D
Committee Membership
Committee Jurisdiction
The committee shall have 11 members, with jurisdiction over:
- The placement on appropriate calendars of bills and resolutions that are in fact local or will be uncontested, and have been recommended as such by the standing committee of original jurisdiction.
- The placement on appropriate calendars of resolutions that are in fact congratulatory or memorial.
- All procedures for expediting the business of the house in expressing concern or commendation in an orderly and efficient manner.
- All resolutions to congratulate, memorialize, or name mascots of the house.
- Other matters concerning rules, procedures, and operation of the house in expressing concern or commendation assigned by the speaker.
- The determination of priorities for floor consideration of bills and resolutions except those within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Calendars.
Committee Contact Information
Capitol Location
Capitol Extension, E2.166
Phone Number
(512) 463-0800
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