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SR8663 • 2026

Senate Rule 41

Amending Rule 41 of the Senate Permanent Rules.

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Sponsor
Senator Riccelli, Senator Short
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
S Adopted
Effective date
Not listed

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Senate Rule 41

Senate Rule 41

What This Bill Does

  • Senate Rule 41

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Adopted.

Official Summary Text

Senate Rule 41

Current Bill Text

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WHEREAS, The Senate adopted permanent rules for the sixty-ninth 1
Legislature under Senate Resolution 8603, as amended by Senate 2
Resolutions 8638 and 8654; and 3
WHEREAS, The notice requirements set forth in Senate Rule 35 have 4
been satisfied; 5
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Rule 41 is amended as 6
follows: 7
Rule 41. The president shall appoint all conference, special, 8
joint and standing committees on the part of the senate. The 9
appointment of the conference, special, joint and standing committees 10
shall be confirmed by the senate. 11
In the event the senate shall refuse to confirm any conference, 12
special, joint or standing committee, such committee shall be elected 13
by the senate. 14
The following standing committees shall constitute the standing 15
committees of the senate: 16
Standing Committee Total Membership17
1. Agriculture & Natural Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918
2. Business, ((Financial Services &)) Trade 19
& Economic Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920
3. Early Learning & K-12 Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921
4. Environment, Energy & Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1122
SENATE RESOLUTION
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5. Health & Long-Term Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
6. Higher Education & Workforce Development. . . . . . . . . . 52
7. Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8. Human Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
9. Labor & Commerce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10. Law & Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
11. Local Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
12. Rules. . . . . . . . . . . 16 (plus the Lieutenant Governor)8
13. State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. . . . . ((9)) 79
14. Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1910
15. Ways & Means. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2411
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