Bill > SR546

This resolution modifies Senate Rule 50 to change how bills are assigned to committees in the Missouri Senate. Previously, the President Pro Tem, who presides over the Senate, had the authority to decide which committee a bill would be sent to. However, this amendment will now require the President Pro Tem to assign a bill to a committee that the bill's sponsor (the senator who introduced the bill) has chosen. This change aims to give sponsors more control over the legislative process by ensuring their bills are initially reviewed by committees they believe are most appropriate for them. The resolution also reiterates existing rules about bills needing committee reports before they can be voted on, the process for senators to take a bill away from a committee, and the requirement that bill authors be given a chance to speak before a committee makes an adverse recommendation.

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