46-1206. Legislative studies; initiation by resolution or by council; statutory committee authorization retained; inherent powers recognized.
46-1206
46-1206. Legislative studies; initiation by resolution or by council;statutory committee authorization retained; inherent powers recognized.(a) Legislative studies shall be initiated in one of the ways specifiedin this section.
(b) The inherent power of the house of representatives or the senate tocause a legislative study to be made without the approval of the otherhouse is recognized. Further, the inherent power of the two houses of thelegislature to cause a legislative study to be made without the limitationsprescribed in this act is also recognized.
(c) Concurrent resolutions of the legislature may direct the legislativecoordinating council to provide for legislative studies to be made byspecial committees or standing committees. Any such resolution shallspecify the subject to be studied and the time that report is to be madethereon, but shall not specify the composition of the special committee norother incidents related to procedure for the study.
(d) The legislative budget committee, the legislative post-auditcommittee, the interstate cooperation commission and any other committeespecifically authorized by statute to make a legislative study may initiatestudies within the subject field of the committee within limitationsprescribed by the authorizing statute.
(e) The legislative coordinating council may initiate legislativestudies proposed by one or more of its members, and when so initiated shallrefer each study to an appropriate special committee or standing committee.
(f) The legislative coordinating council shall refer each studyinitiated under subsection (c) of this section to an appropriate specialcommittee or standing committee.
(g) Any one or more legislators, any legislative committee or thegovernor may request the legislative coordinating council to cause alegislative study to be made. If such council approves any such request,either in whole or in part, it shall refer the study to an appropriatespecial committee or standing committee.
History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 271, §6; Feb. 3.