Reps. Stamas and Hobbs offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 16.      

            A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives.

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Rule 33 of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives be amended to read as follows:

"Names and Number of Members.

Rule 33. (1) All standing committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, except where

the House shall otherwise order.

(2) The standing committees of the House and the number of Members shall be as

follows:

(a) Agriculture (16) (17)

(b) Appropriations (27)

(c) Commerce (17) (19)

(d) Criminal Justice (10) (11)

(e) Education (15) (17)

(f) Elections and Ethics (9)

(g) Energy and Technology (18) (20)

(h) Families, Children, and Seniors (9)

(i) Financial Liability Reform (10) (11)

(j) Financial Services (10) (12)

(k) Government Operations (5)

(l) Health Policy (15) (17)

(m) Insurance (13) (15)

(n) Judiciary (10) (11)

(o) Local Government (10) (12)

(p) Michigan Competitiveness (13) (15)

(q) Military and Veterans Affairs (13)

(r) Natural Resources (9)

(s) Oversight (6)

(t) Regulatory Reform (13) (15)

(u) Tax Policy (13) (15)

(v) Tourism (9)

(w) Transportation and Infrastructure (14) (15)

(3) Statutory Standing Committees:

(a) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (5)

(b) House Fiscal Agency Governing Committee (6)

(c) Legislative Council (6)

(d) Michigan Capitol Committee (4)

(4) The House Journal shall report the roll call on all motions to report bills,

resolutions and reorganization orders. (See Const 1963, Art 4 § 17)

(5) Committees shall adopt a meeting schedule at the commencement of each term

which shall be printed in the House Journal. Additional meetings may be called by the Chair or

by a majority of the Members in writing to the Clerk. The Chair may cancel any scheduled

meeting, except one called by a majority of the Members, by notice to the Members.".