HCS SB 99 -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND
PLANNING

SPONSOR:  Champion (Wood)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Job
Creation and Economic Development by a vote of 18 to 0.

This substitute renames of the Joint Committee on Terrorism,
Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security to the Joint Committee on
Homeland Security and requires that the joint committee meet at
least annually instead of quarterly.

The substitute also requires that the chair and vice chair of the
Joint Committee on Economic Development Policy and Planning
rotate between the House of Representatives and the Senate on a
biennial basis.  Currently, the rotation is on an annual basis.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and
FY 2008.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill clarifies the
membership and responsibilities of the Joint Committee on
Economic Development Policy and Planning.

Testifying for the bill was Senator Champion.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Alice Hurley, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:21 pm