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Joint Order, To Amend the Joint Rules To Alter the Description of the Jurisdiction of a Joint Standing Committee
ORDERED, the House concurring, that the Joint Rules be amended by amending Joint Rule 301, last indented paragraph to read:
There are established 17 joint standing committees, which must be appointed at the commencement of the first regular session and which exercise jurisdiction in the following areas:
Agriculture, conservation and forestry
Appropriations and financial affairs
Criminal justice and public safety
Education and cultural affairs
Energy, utilities and technology
Environment and natural resources
Health and human services
Health coverage, insurance and financial services
Inland fisheries and wildlife
Innovation, development, economic advancement and commercebusiness
Judiciary
Labor and housing
Marine resources
State and local government
Taxation
Transportation
Veterans and legal affairs