Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 Summary

• Adopts Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the 129th General Assembly governing procedures for joint sessions, committees, and bill processing

• Establishes procedures for joint select committees including creation, membership composition with equal representation from both houses, meeting requirements, and authority to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths

• Defines bill handling procedures including requirements for printing, form, title content, engrossment, and circulation between houses with specified waiting periods

• Outlines conference committee procedures for resolving differences between houses on amended bills, including membership composition, voting requirements, and report consideration

• Specifies procedures for message delivery between houses, bill signing by presiding officers, gubernatorial veto override requirements (three-fifths majority), and media floor privileges during joint conventions