POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Qualifications for senate house II Compensations for the legislature Outline of Current Lecture I President of the Senate II Speaker of the House Current Lecture The TX constitution establishes the offices of the president of the senate and speaker of the House of Representatives The most important job og the Lt Gov is to be the president of the senate Lt gov presides over most sessions and plays a leading role in legislative matters Lt gov is chosen by a statewide election for 4 year terms Lt gov salary is 600 month Lt gov duties Appoints senate committee and standing committee chairs and vice chairs Determines the senate committee to which a bill will be sent to after introduction Recognizes senators who wish to speak on the senate floor to make a motion Votes only to break a tie Serves as a joint chair with speaker of the house on the legislative council the legislative budget boards and the legislative audit committee Speaker of the house is the presiding officer over the House of Representatives Elected for two year term by an open vote in the House Speaker of the House duties Appoints all chairs and vice chairs of the House substantive and procedural committees Appoints all members of the House procedural committees Appoints house substantive committee members within limitation of the seniority rules Recognizes members who wish to speak on the House floor or to make a motion Assigns bills and resolutions to the House Committees Votes rarely on bills and resolutions These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Serves as joint chair with the Lt Gov on the legislative council the legislative budget boards and the legislative audit committee
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