Delaware § 10203 Committee composition; chair and vice chair; appointment; quorum; reimbursement; hearings

Delaware Statutes

§ 10203 — Committee composition; chair and vice chair; appointment; quorum; reimbursement; hearings

Delaware § 10203

Title29

PartGeneral Regulations for State Agencies

Ch. 102DELAWARE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT AND SUNSET ACT

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 29, § 10203 (2026).

Text

(a)The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee is composed of 5 members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore and 5 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(1)Not more than 3 Senate appointees, nor 3 House appointees, may belong to the same political party.

(2)The committee chair and vice chair alternate each year between a Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a Senator appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. During odd-numbered years, a Senator serves as chair and a Representative serves as vice chair; during even-numbered years, a Representative serves as chair and a Senator serves as vice chair.

(b)Committee members must be appointed in the first

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(a) The Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee is composed of 5 members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore and 5 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(1) Not more than 3 Senate appointees, nor 3 House appointees, may belong to the same political party.

(2) The committee chair and vice chair alternate each year between a Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a Senator appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. During odd-numbered years, a Senator serves as chair and a Representative serves as vice chair; during even-numbered years, a Representative serves as chair and a Senator serves as vice chair.

(b) Committee members must be appointed in the first January of each General Assembly, or within 1 week of the organization of each respective house, whichever is later.

(c) Quorum. —

(1) A quorum consists of at least 6 committee members. A quorum must be present in order to transact business, except that a quorum is not required if the only business the Committee is transacting is to hear an entity under review give a presentation.

(2) A proposition is carried by a majority of the entire Committee, unless a statute or rule requires a larger number of affirmative votes. A vacancy on the Committee is not counted to determine the number of members needed to achieve a majority.

(3) [Repealed.]

(d) A member of the Committee is entitled to reimbursement from the appropriate funds of the member’s house for the expenses that the member actually and necessarily incurs in performing the duties of the Committee. A request for reimbursement must be approved by the committee chair.

(e) A member of the Joint Finance Committee or Legislative Council may not serve on the Committee. However, this subsection does not apply when the minority party in either house has less than 7 members.

(f) Except as provided by Committee rules or § 10209(d) of this title, each committee hearing is open to the public, but only committee members and persons the chair designates are permitted to speak or otherwise participate.

Legislative History

62 Del. Laws, c. 301, § 3 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 76 Del. Laws, c. 221, § 1 ; 80 Del. Laws, c. 260, § 1 ; 84 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 3 ; 85 Del. Laws, c. 26, § 1