SJ00001 - Joint Rules Summary

• Establishes 22 joint standing committees divided into Groups A and B, plus 2 statutory committees (Legislative Management and Executive and Legislative Nominations) for the 2021-2022 legislative term.

• Designates committee composition limits (9 senators/35 representatives generally; larger for Appropriations, Finance/Revenue/Bonding, and Judiciary committees) and assigns jurisdiction over state departments and policy areas.

• Sets deadlines and procedures for bill and resolution introduction, committee action, public hearings, and reporting, with specific dates in 2021 and 2022 for each committee's reporting deadlines.

• Includes COVID-19 emergency provisions allowing virtual committee meetings and hearings, electronic signatures on bills, and modified filing procedures when the Governor declares a public health emergency.

• Establishes procedural rules for amendments, engrossing, transmittal to the Governor, conference committees, and collective bargaining agreement approval.