House Resolution 20

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND HOUSE RULES TO CREATE NEW HOUSE RULE NO. 104.1A TO REQUIRE THAT THE AGENDA OF ANY COMMITTEE MEETING SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC AT LEAST 24 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) The agenda of each official meeting of any standing committee that is scheduled to meet at the time designated for meeting for that committee of the House of Representatives shall be listed publicly in an electronic format and easily accessible via the Internet on the official website for the House of Representatives no less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting occurs. However, the agenda of any committee meeting that is not meeting during its standing committee time shall be listed publicly as described above at least one (1) hour before the meeting occurs. The agenda shall be published in a form that lists the(a)the name of the committee (b) the date of the meeting and (c) the short title of each bill that is to be discussed during such meeting.

(2) The following shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of this Rule 104.1A

(a) The Rules Committee

(b) The Management Committee; and

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.