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1. This act is to be cited as the Underhusen Procedural Rules Committees Amendment.

Amendments
2. A new Section, numbered Section 9 is added under the Title of 'Underhusen Procedure', which reads as follows:

The Underhusen may, through the normal conduct of business, establish Committees. There are four types of Committees: Standing, Select, Special, and Joint.

3. Subsection (a) is added under Section 9, which reads as follows:

All Committees have a Chairperson, here-in a Chair, who is selected in accordance with procedure for that Committee as laid out in their establishment. If no procedure is laid out the Speaker has the right to appoint a Chair. Committees may call certain people before them and may set who has the right to comment before the Underhusen. Membership to the Committees is to be controlled by the establishing resolution, or the Speaker if the resolution is silent.

4. Subsection (b) is added under Section 9, which reads as follows:

Standing and Select Committees may only be established after a successful vote of the Underhusen on a resolution to establish them. A Standing Committee remains after the end of the term. A Select Committee expires upon the end of the term. Special and Select Committees may consider legislation and may be assigned legislation to review. Legislation must be approved by a simple majority vote of the Committee to be referred to the whole of the Underhusen.

5. Subsection (c) is added under Section 9, which reads as follows:

Special Committees are formed by the Speaker to consider certain matters and expire upon expiration of the term, dissolution by the Speaker, or passage of a dissolution resolution by the Underhusen. Special Committees may consider legislation, but any legislation before a Special Committee may be, at any time, put to the full Underhusen without approval by the Committee.

6. Subsection (d) is added under Section 10, which reads as follows:

Joint Committees are formed by the acceptance of a resolution by both the Underhusen and of the Overhusen -- in accordance with Overhusen Custom and Procedure. Joint Committees may be either a Standing or Select Committee, as determined by the resolution. Joint Committees are dissolved if either the Underhusen or Overhusen dissolve the Committee.

7. All Subsequent Sections are to be renumbered.

This matter is now at vote. Skrifa may vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Voting will end in 7 days OR until a requisite number of Skrifa vote.

Aye

Aye.

Aye

Nay

I vote Aye. With the outcome being 4 to 1, no abstentions or absent votes, I hereby declare this matter PASSED.


Final Vote
Aye: 4
Nay: 1
Abstain: 0
Absent: 0