Committee of the Whole Senate, North Carolina State Senate (Decommissioned)

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The Committee of the Whole Senate is a former standing committee of the North Carolina State Senate.

Function[edit]

The 2013 North Carolina Senate rules described the function of this committee as outlined below.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Rules 33, 34, and 35, the Senate may resolve into the Committee of the Whole Senate by motion. When such a motion is seconded, the President shall put the question without debate: "Shall the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole Senate for consideration of ________?, stating the matter or matters identified by the Chair of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate to be considered. Only the President Pro Tempore, the Deputy President Pro Tempore, or the Chair of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate may move to resolve into the Committee of the Whole Senate. The Committee of the Whole Senate shall convene in the Senate Chambers and shall utilize electronic voting. Unless otherwise stated, the Rules and Operations of the Senate apply to the Committee of the Whole Senate and the Principal Clerk of the Senate shall be the Committee Assistant, but shall record committee activity on the Journal. The Chair shall be the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or his designee.[1][2]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. North Carolina State Legislature, "Senate Resolution 1," accessed January 27, 2014(Rule 37)
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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