Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures

The Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures was created in 1957 (Joint Resolution, March 30, 1957) to examine ways to make the state's legislative process more efficient. Of immediate concern was the abrupt increase in the number of bills introduced in the legislature and the sudden logjam of these bills coming in the middle of the legislative session. The committee studied all phases of the legislative process; introduction, amending, consideration, voting on bills and recommended ways to streamline the procedures especially in the area of bill prefiling. The committee also examined the activity of joint legislative committees, temporary commissions, and state agencies as it related to the legislative process and suggested ways to improve the makeup of these staffs. The committee ceased existence in 1959. Its final report is contained in Legislative Document (1959) No. 21, March 24, 1959.