Legislative Council, Maine State Legislature: The Legislative Council is a standing committee of the Maine State Legislature. Per the Joint Rules, committees of the Maine State Legislature are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. [100%] 2022-04-04 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Maine State Legislature]...
Medicaid Joint Committee, Alabama State Legislature: The Medicaid Joint Committee is a joint interim committee of the Alabama State Legislature. [91%] 2022-08-30 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Alabama State Legislature]...
Maine Legislature: The Maine State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. (Bicameral legislature of Maine) [88%] 2025-05-02 [Maine Legislature] [Government of Maine]...
Standing committee: A standing committee of a state legislature is a committee that exists on a more-or-less permanent basis, from legislative session to session, that considers and refines legislative bills that fall under the committee's subject matter. The cycle ... [87%] 2023-09-09 [Standing committees of state legislatures]
Standing committee: A Standing committee is a permanent congress committee which deals with legislation in a special area. They can also hold investigations or oversight of agencies within their jurisdiction. [87%] 2023-06-27 [United States Congress]
Standing committee (parliamentary system): A standing committee is a permanent committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to analyse and opine on issues in a specific area of government, such as, for example, finance, justice, or education. Its counterpart is ... (Social) [87%] 2024-09-02 [Political terminology]
Standing committee (Canada): In Canada, a standing committee is a permanent committee established by Standing Orders in the House of Commons or the Senate. It may study matters referred to it by special order or, within its area of responsibility in the Standing ... (Canada) [87%] 2025-04-30 [Standing committees of the Parliament of Canada]
Elder Affairs Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature: The Elder Affairs Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court. Per Joint Rule 1, joint committees are appointed at the beginning of the biennial session. [84%] 2022-09-24 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Massachusetts State Legislature]...
Utilities and Energy Committee, Maine State Legislature (Decommissioned): The Utilities and Energy Committee is a standing committee of the Maine Legislature. (Decommissioned) [83%] 2022-06-21 [Joint Standing committees, Maine State Legislature (decommissioned)]
Joint Committee: A joint committee is a congressional committee composed of members of both houses. They do not deal with legislation, but keep Congress up to date on policy concerns. [81%] 2023-02-28 [United States Government]
Joint committee (legislative): A joint committee is a committee made up of members of the two chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization. (Social) [81%] 2023-08-31 [Political terminology]
Joint committee: A joint committee is a Congressional committee which includes membership from both houses of Congress. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. [81%] 2023-02-18 [United States Senate Terms]
Joint committee: A joint committee is a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization. (Social) [81%] 2022-11-07 [Political terminology]
Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Massachusetts State Legislature (decommissioned): The Special Joint Committee on Redistricting was a special committee of the Massachusetts General Court. It was created in 2011 for the Massachusetts redistricting process. (Decommissioned) [79%] 2022-11-13 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Massachusetts State Legislature (decommissioned)]...
License Plates Legislative Committee, Alabama State Legislature: The License Plates Legislative Committee is a joint interim committee of the Alabama State Legislature. [78%] 2022-04-01 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Alabama State Legislature]...
Public Accounts Legislative Committee, Alabama State Legislature: The Public Accounts Legislative Committee is a joint interim committee of the Alabama State Legislature. [78%] 2022-06-02 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Alabama State Legislature]...
Legislative Post Audit Committee, Kansas State Legislature: The Legislative Post Audit Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Kansas State Legislature. Joint committees of the Kansas State Legislature are made up of members from the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas State Senate. [78%] 2022-11-10 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Kansas State Legislature]...
Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review Committee, Ohio State Legislature: The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review is a joint committee of the Ohio General Assembly. Joint committees of the Ohio General Assembly are established by state statute. [77%] 2022-08-31 [Joint legislative committees] [Joint Legislative Committees, Ohio State Legislature]...
State legislature (United States): In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states. (United States) [77%] 2024-02-06 [State legislatures of the United States] [State government in the United States]...
State legislature: A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": Other federations use other terms for the same concept. [77%] 2025-04-26 [Legislatures]
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