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83rd Legislative Session to Convene
Article By: by
Texas State Rep. Larry Phillips
Posted: 1/4/2013 Views: 2012 Impressions: 9085
Categories: Government: State, Politics
Posted: 1/4/2013 Views: 2012 Impressions: 9085
Categories: Government: State, Politics
Tuesday, January 8th marks the opening day of the 83rd Legislative Session of the Texas Legislature. The Texas Legislature meets for 140 days in odd-numbered years. The House of Representatives is comprised of 150 members. This session, there are 43 new members of the House, which is the largest freshman class of legislators in 42 years. The partisan breakdown of the membership is 96 Republicans and 54 Democrats.
The Secretary of State will swear-in all of the members and preside over the House until the members nominate and elect a Speaker. Other duties of the House during the first weeks of business include passing a Housekeeping Resolution and House Rules. The Housekeeping Resolution establishes the administrative functions and duties of offices and members of the House. House Rules dictate procedural issues with regard to the House of Representatives. The rules establish committees, the bill and amendment process, House Floor procedure, and many other issues which provide the framework of daily activity for the House. Bills cannot be referred to committees until the House Rules are adopted. All members vote on the adoption of the rules.
The Texas Senate will also convene this week. There are 31 senators; currently there are 19 Republicans and 11 Democrats. A special election will be held on January 26, 2013, to replace the late Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., of Houston. There will be 6 new members of the senate this session, which is also a large freshman class for the Senate; however 4 of these members have previously served in the Texas House.
I look forward to hearing from you regarding any legislation that is important to you. You can contact my office by writing to P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768-2910 or by emailing me at larry.phillips@house.state.tx.us. My district office phone number is (903) 891-7297.
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