HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       995

The second sentence of former Art. 40, § 27(c), which
required appointment of members under subsection (c)
of this section to be "in accordance with the
provisions of [former Art. 40, § 27] (a)", is deleted,
since the formerly referenced provisions required
ratification of an appointment by the Senate or the
House. The President and the Speaker have indicated
that there was no intent to impose the burden of
obtaining ratification when the General Assembly is
not in session.

Defined terms: "Committee" § 2-401
"House" § 2-101 "President" § 2-101
"Senate" § 2-101 "Speaker" § 2-101

2-406. QUORUM; MEETINGS; STAFF SERVICES.

(A)  QUORUM.

(1)  A MAJORITY OF THE FULL AUTHORIZED MEMBERSHIP OF
THE COMMITTEE IS A QUORUM.

(2)  THE COMMITTEE MAY NOT ACT UNLESS AT LEAST 8
MEMBERS CONCUR.

(B)  MEETINGS.

(1)  THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY,
AT THE TIMES AND PLACES THAT ITS COCHAIRMEN DETERMINE.

(2)  ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY ATTEND A
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE AND PRESENT VIEWS ON ANY MATTER THAT THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING. HOWEVER, ONLY A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE MAY VOTE IN ANY DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE.

(3)  THE COMMITTEE SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF ITS MEETINGS.

(C)  STAFF SERVICES.

THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SHALL PROVIDE STAFF
ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMITTEE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of this section
are new language derived without substantive change
from former Art. 40, § 35.

Subsection (b)(2) and (3) of this section is new
language derived without substantive change from the
second sentence and the first clause of the first
sentence of former Art. 40, § 36.

Subsection (c) of this section is new language derived
without substantive change from the second sentence of
former Art. 40, § 27(b).