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In the House of Representatives, the quorum was amended down to one-fifth by the House of Representatives (Quorum) Act 1989, which means the quorum of the current House of 151 MPs is 31 MPs. [15] In the senate, the quorum was amended down to one-quarter by the Senate (Quorum) Act 1991, so 19 senators is a quorum. [ 16 ]
Senate rule XXXI governs the Senate process for considering the president's nominations. For most positions, the nomination is passed first to a Senate committee for review. Generally, it is the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the topic or department related to the position to be filled. [11] A public hearing by the committee is possible.
For practical purposes, a quorum call is a delaying measure that permits the Senate leadership to work out some difficulty or to await a Senator's arrival. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Because of differences in procedure between the two bodies, quorum calls in the House are fairly rare, but they are quite common in the Senate.
How would Senate Bill 202 change IU's Board of Trustees? Under current state law, three of the nine positions at IU’s Board of Trustees are elected by IU alumni. These are the only elected ...
Senate Bill 181 requires the attorney general to enforce Indiana’s law banning “sanctuary city” ordinances, which restrict local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
[citation needed] The first General Assembly of the Indiana Territory met on July 29, 1805, and shortly after the Revised Statutes of 1807 was the official body of law. [citation needed] Indiana's constitution, adopted in 1816, specified that all laws in effect for the Territory would be considered laws of the state, until they expired or were ...
The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate. The General Assembly meets annually at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over the state's challenge to a lower court ruling that would allow a man to run for one of the state's U.S. Senate seats as a Republican, even ...