Texas Health and Safety Code 85.278 – Procedures
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(a) The committee shall use Robert’s Rules of Order as the basis of parliamentary decisions except as provided by other law or rule.
(b) An action taken by the committee must be approved by a majority vote of the members present after a quorum is established.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 85.278
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Each member shall have one vote.
(d) A member may not authorize another individual to represent the member by proxy.
(e) The committee shall make decisions in the discharge of the committee’s duties without discrimination based on a person‘s race, creed, gender, religion, national origin, age, physical condition, or economic status.
(f) The department staff shall take minutes of each committee meeting. After the minutes are approved by the committee, the presiding officer shall sign the minutes.