Ladies and Gentlemen, The E-mail below is a response i recieved when i asked how many days notice our legislature would have to give us if they held an open to the public energy committee meeting
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Uniform Rule 23Friday, April 24, 2009 6:47 PM
From: Removed for persons request.. contact details To: "pauldkendall@yahoo.com" Paul,

Hope this helps.

I can look further Monday.

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Rule 23. Committee Meetings.

(a) Written notice of the time, place and subject matter of all meetings of standing, special, and joint committees during a week shall be provided by the person who chairs the committee to the chief clerk or secretary by 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the week of the meeting, except that, during the first week of the first regular session, not less than 24 hours notice must be given. The person who chairs the committee to which a bill or resolution is first referred shall provide to the chief clerk or secretary written notice of the time and place of the first public hearing on the bill or resolution at least five days before the hearing. However, this requirement may be waived by motion of the person who chairs the committee to which a bill or resolution is first referred if concurred in by majority vote of the full membership of the house. The chief clerk or secretary shall publish and distribute copies of the weekly schedule of committee meetings and of the five-daynotice of hearing.

(b) The person who chairs a standing, special, or joint committee shall provide the chief clerk or secretary written notice of the change in the time, place or subject matter of a meeting. At the next daily legislative session, notice of the schedule change shall be announced by the chief clerk or secretary and published as a notice in the journal of the house.

(c) A scheduled meeting of a standing, special, or joint committee may be cancelled at any time. If possible, notice of the cancellation shall be given in the same manner as provided for notice of change in (b) of this rule.

(d) The provisions of (a) and (b) of this rule do not apply to a standing, special, or joint committee meeting scheduled after the date a conference committee has been chosen to consider amendments to or differences between versions of the general appropriation act. However, a person who chairs a standing, special, or joint committee shall post written notice of the time, place and subject matter of a meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting.

(e) The provisions of (a) - (d) of this rule do not apply to meetings of

(1) the Rules Committee when it meets for the purpose of preparing the daily calendar;

(2) the Committee on Committees referred to in Rule 1(e); or

(3) standing, special, or joint committees when the committee meets during the interim between sessions.

(f) Each standing, special, and joint committee shall

(1) record its meetings electronically and prepare a log of the recording adequate to locate specific testimony;

(2) prepare minutes of each meeting of the committee on a standard form prescribed jointly by the Rules Committees of the house and the senate; the minutes shall include

(A) a list of the names of each member present during the meeting;

(B) a list of the name and affiliation of each witness testifying before the committee;

(C) a brief statement of the position of the witness on the subject testified upon; and

(D) each amendment formally considered by the committee, the name of the member moving adoption of the amendment, the action taken on the amendment, and the yeas and nays if a committee member has requested a roll call vote on adoption of an amendment;

(3) maintain a chronological file of minutes, copies of which shall be made available upon request;

(4) make available to the Legislative Affairs Agency a copy of all minutes of committee meetings during the session for entry of the minutes as a data base on the legislative computer system;

(5) at the end of the second session of each legislature, deliver to the legislative reference library

(A) a binder that contains an index and copies of all minutes filed by date;

(B) tapes of committee meetings and logs for those tapes prepared under (1) of this subsection; and

(C) a file for each bill or subject considered by the committee that includes written testimony submitted to the committee, state agency position papers and memoranda, bill drafts considered by the committee, letters of intent adopted by the committee, and other materials of research value.

(g) The provisions of (a) - (d) of this section do not apply to meetings of subcommittees of standing, special, or joint committees or to conference committees. Reasonable notice under the circumstances shall be provided for meetings of subcommittees and conference committees.

This is for information purposes only.

The information contained herein may not be complete and is not to be construed as a legal opinion.