23A.
(1) All official meetings of any conference committee on a bill or on a
resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment shall be open to the public at all times, unless
declared an executive session in accordance with the provisions of Section
25-41-7, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(2) The chairman of each Senate and House committee to which such a
measure is first referred shall designate one (1), two (2) or three (3)
rooms in which official meetings of the conference committees pertaining to
such measures shall be held. For the 2004 Regular Session and every four
(4) years thereafter, the designation of the rooms shall be announced
within three (3) legislative days after adoption of these joint rules. For
all other sessions, the designation of the rooms shall be announced not
later than the third legislative day of each session. Copies of a list of
these rooms shall be available in the respective offices of the committee
chairmen. This announcement shall constitute notice of the place of the
official meetings of conference committees, and notice that the time of
each meeting shall not be announced individually. If a conference committee
meets in a location other than a designated room, a written notice giving
the location of the meeting shall be placed in a conspicuous place in one
(1) of the designated rooms.
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