(1)Commencing on and after June
5, 2013, interim committees may not be requested by a legislative member by bill or
resolution. No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as established
in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, a legislative member
may submit a request in writing to the legislative council created in section 2-3-301
(1)regarding an issue that he or she wishes to study during the next interim
between sessions. At minimum, the request must specify:
(a)The scope of the policy issues to be studied;
(b)The number of meetings that would be necessary to study the issues;
(c)The suggested number and composition of legislative members on the
interim committee;
(d)Whether other nonlegislative members should have a role in the i
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(1) Commencing on and after June
5, 2013, interim committees may not be requested by a legislative member by bill or
resolution. No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as established
in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, a legislative member
may submit a request in writing to the legislative council created in section 2-3-301
(1) regarding an issue that he or she wishes to study during the next interim
between sessions. At minimum, the request must specify:
(a) The scope of the policy issues to be studied;
(b) The number of meetings that would be necessary to study the issues;
(c) The suggested number and composition of legislative members on the
interim committee;
(d) Whether other nonlegislative members should have a role in the interim
committee;
(e) Whether a task force would be necessary to assist the interim committee
in studying the scope of issues and, if so, the members and composition of such a
task force; and
(f) (I) An estimate of the maximum number of bills the interim committee will
need in order to address the issues studied by the interim committee.
(II) Any interim committee bills are exempt from the five-bill limitation
specified in rule 24 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives.
(2) No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as established
in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, the director of
research of the legislative council shall determine the number of interim committee
meetings that may be held within the legislative budget and shall provide that
information to the executive committee of the legislative council.
(3) (a) No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as
established in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, the
legislative council shall meet to review and prioritize requests made by legislative
members pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Such review and prioritization
must take into account the information provided by the director of research of the
legislative council as specified in subsection (2) of this section. The legislative
council shall also determine if any of the prioritized interim committees may create
a task force. If a task force is approved, such task force shall include no more than
two legislative members, one from the majority party and one from the minority
party of the interim committee. Legislative members on a task force are only
entitled to receive necessary travel costs and are not entitled to per diem pursuant
to section 2-2-307. For purposes of carrying out the task force's duties, the
legislative council may accept and expend money, gifts, grants, donations, services,
and in-kind donations from any public or private entity for any direct or indirect
costs associated with the duties of the task force; except that the legislative
council may not accept money, gifts, grants, donations, services, or in-kind
donations if acceptance is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with state law
or requires a predetermined conclusion or result from the task force. The legislative
council shall request that the entity offering the money, gift, grant, donation,
services, or in-kind donation submit a letter prior to the offer specifying the amount
of money, gift, grant, or donation offered, or the estimated value of the services or
in-kind donation offered, the period for which the money, gift, grant, donation,
services, or in-kind donation is available, and the specific purposes for which the
money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation is to be used.
(b) The president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives,
and the minority and majority leaders of both houses shall appoint the legislative
members to any prioritized interim committees or approved task forces.
(c) After the general assembly has adjourned, if an issue is brought to the
attention of the executive committee of the legislative council and the executive
committee determines that the issue is the result of changed circumstances or new
circumstances and is appropriate material for an interim committee that is meeting
during that interim between legislative sessions, the executive committee of the
legislative council may add the interim committee by adopting a resolution. The
resolution must include the items specified in the legislative member's written
request for an interim study.
(d) Repealed.
(e) (I) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the legislative council
shall not prioritize any interim committees or approve any task forces for the 2025
interim. Nothing in this subsection (3)(e) prohibits the executive committee of the
legislative council, whether before or after the general assembly has adjourned,
from approving an interim committee by resolution for the 2025 interim in the
manner specified in subsection (3)(c) of this section.
(II) This subsection (3)(e) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
(f) (I) During the 2025 interim, an interim committee shall not request more
than five bills to be drafted and shall not recommend more than three bills for
introduction in the 2026 regular session.
(II) This subsection (3)(f) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.