House Resolution 25

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND HOUSE RULES TO CREATE A NEW HOUSE RULE NO. 104.1A TO REQUIRE THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE TO PUBLISH EACH COMMITTEE'S AGENDA THAT INCLUDES THE LIST OF BILLS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT LEAST SEVENTY-TWO HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That a new House Rule 104.1A is created to read as follows:

104.1A. (1) (a) No less than seventy-two (72) hours before the time of a standing committee meeting, the Clerk of the House shall publish the committee's agenda which shall include a list of all bills that will be taken in each House committee meeting.

(2) The agendas shall be published on the official website of the Mississippi House of Representatives with the following information: (a) the name of the committee, (b) the date and time of the meeting, (c) the short title of each bill that is to be discussed during such meeting, and (d) a copy of the text of the bill or a hyperlink to an electronic version of the text of the bill.

(3) No person may alter the agenda in any manner once it has been published. The committee is only permitted to address bills, issues etc., that are listed on the agenda as published on the official website of the Mississippi House of Representatives.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this amendment to create House Rule 104.1A as contained in this resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption of this resolution by the House of Representatives.