Tex. Gov't Code Section 301.017
General Investigating Committees


(a)

By rule or resolution, each house may create a general investigating committee.

(b)

The senate general investigating committee must consist of five senators appointed by the president of the senate. The president of the senate shall designate one committee member as chairman and one committee member as vice chairman.

(c)

The house general investigating committee must consist of not fewer than five house members appointed by the speaker. The speaker shall designate one committee member as chairman and one committee member as vice chairman.

(d)

Each member serves a term beginning on the date of the member’s appointment and ending with the convening of the next regular session following the date of appointment.

(e)

If a vacancy occurs on a general investigating committee, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment.

(f)

Members of a general investigating committee are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending committee meetings and engaging in committee work.

(g)

All expenses of a general investigating committee, including compensation of the committee’s employees and expenses incurred by members, shall be paid out of any appropriation to the legislature under Section 301.029 (Appropriations for Salaries, Per Diem, and Expenditures).
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1005, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.

Source: Section 301.017 — General Investigating Committees, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­301.­htm#301.­017 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

301.001
Time and Place of Meeting
301.002
Who May Organize
301.003
Presiding Officers
301.004
Temporary Officers
301.005
Lack of Quorum
301.006
Selection of Officers
301.011
Short Title
301.012
Purpose
301.013
Selection of Committees
301.014
Powers and Duties of Standing Committees
301.015
Meetings of Standing Committees
301.016
Special Committees
301.017
General Investigating Committees
301.018
General Investigating Committee Meetings
301.019
Joint General Investigating Committee Hearings
301.020
Powers and Duties of General Investigating Committees
301.021
General Investigating Committee Employees
301.022
Testimony Under Oath
301.023
Administering Oaths
301.024
Process
301.025
Refusal to Testify
301.026
Contempt of Legislature
301.027
Prosecution for Contempt of Legislature
301.028
Cooperation of Other Agencies
301.029
Appropriations for Salaries, Per Diem, and Expenditures
301.031
Committee Staff
301.032
Gifts and Grants
301.033
Allocation of Space in Legislative Services Building
301.034
Termination of Membership on Interim Committee
301.035
Joint Interim Committee Per Diem and Travel Expenses
301.041
Communications with Parliamentarians
301.042
Communications with Engrossing and Enrolling Department
301.043
Engrossing and Enrolling Department Records of Drafting and Other Requests
301.051
Issuance of Publications
301.052
Distribution of Journals
301.061
Legal Representation of Legislature
301.071
Sale of Texas Flags and Similar Items
301.072
State Buildings Occupied by Legislative Offices and Agencies
301.073
Facilities Management Services for Space Occupied by Legislature
301.0221
Use of Pseudonym by Victims of Human Trafficking

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 301.017’s source at texas​.gov