Amendment #18 to H2015

Ranking member of Ways and Means

Representatives Smola of Warren, Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich and Poirier of North Attleborough move to amend the order by striking out the first paragraph of section 18 and replace with the following thereof:-

18. The Speaker shall appoint, and may recommend the removal of, the Speaker pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, Assistant Majority Floor Leader, and Second Assistant Majority Floor Leader. The Minority Leader shall appoint, and may recommend the removal of, the Assistant Minority Floor Leader, Second Assistant Minority Floor Leader, and Third Assistant Minority Floor Leader, Ranking minority member of the Ways and Means committee, Assistant Ranking minority member of the Ways and Means committee, Ranking minority member of the committee on Rules, Ranking minority member of the committee on Financial Services, Ranking minority member of the committee on Health Care Financing, Ranking minority member on the committee on the Judiciary, Ranking minority member of the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets, Ranking minority member of the committee Public Safety and Homeland Security, Ranking minority member on the committee on Transportation, and Ranking minority member of the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. The Minority Leader shall be that member of the minority party who is selected for that position by the members of his/her party.