Senate Standing Committee on Rules

We're holding our Committee hearing in room in the capital 112. As we continue to take precautions to manage COVID, the Senate welcomes the public. Before we begin the agenda, let's establish a quorum. Please call the role.

Laird. Here. Laird? Here. Atkins. Ashby. Ashby? Here. Courtese. Gonzalez. Gonzalez? Here. Grove. Grove? Here. Limon. Lemon. Here. Maguire. Newman. Newman? Here. Ochoa Bogh. Rubio? Smallwood-Cuevas. Smallwood-Cuevas? Here. Wahab? Wahab? Here. Wiener. Wiener. Here. Wilk. Wilk? Present.

We have a quorum. So talk about the purpose of the meeting. At the beginning of each legislative session. The Joint Rules Committee must establish the chair, the Vice Chair and Chief administrative offer of the officer of the Committee. Pursuant to Joint Rule 40, the members of the Joint Rules Committee of each.

House may meet separately and consider any action that is required to be taken by the Joint Rules Committee. If the majority of members of the. Separate meetings vote in favor of an action, the action shall be considered approved.

By the Joint Rules Committee. With that understanding, that's why we're here. We'll take up the agenda. We have three items that are all on consent. Item one the selection of assembly member James Ramos as chair of the joint committee on rules. Item two the selection of myself, Senator John Laird, as vice chair of the Joint Committee on Rules. And item number three the appointment of Leah Lopez as Chief Administrative Officer of the Joint Committee on Rules. Do I have a motion by Grove? Any debate? Would you please call the role?

Laird. Aye Laird. Aye. Atkins. Ashby. Ashby. Aye Cortese. Gonzalez. Gonzalez. Aye Grove. Grove? Aye Limon. Limon. Aye. Maguire. Newman. Newman. Aye. Ochoa Bogh. Rubio. Smallwood-Cuevas. Smallwood-Cuevas. Aye Wahab. Aye Wahab. Aye. Wiener. Wiener. Aye Wilk. Wilk. Aye. On call.

That motion passes, but we will place it on call for the members that aren't here. We thank everybody for coming. We will adjourn, but leave the roll. Open for the next ten minutes. Thanks, everybody, for coming by.

Ochoa Bogh Rubio. Rubio Aye

I you're done. It was a three item consent agenda and you just voted I. And we knew it was your district. Where the shooting? Right. So. The Senate Contingent of Joint Rules stands adjourned.