Chapter 3 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 38C the following section:-
Section 38D.
Within 4 weeks of the appointment of joint standing committees in the first annual session of the General Court, each joint standing committee shall adopt rules of procedure regarding its conduct. Adoption and amendment of said rules shall require the joint agreement of the house and senate chairs of said joint committee. Said rules of procedure, together with any amendments, shall be filed with the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House and shall be available to the public and members of the General Court on the official website for the General Court.
A joint committee shall only initiate a poll of joint committee members upon joint agreement of the house and senate chairs of the joint committee.
Joint committees shall report all matters back to the branch of origin, unless otherwise specifically agreed to by joint agreement of the house and senate chairs of the joint committee.
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