R 015
2025 -- S 0008
Enacted 01/14/2025

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N
AMENDING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR THE YEARS 2023-2024

Introduced By: Senators McKenney, Gu, Ruggerio, Ciccone, Tikoian, Lawson, Zurier, LaMountain, Felag, and Urso

Date Introduced: January 14, 2025

     RESOLVED, That sections 5.1, 5.1-4 and 5.1-5 of the rules for the Senate adopted by the
Senate at its January session A.D. 2023 entitled "Senate Resolution Adopting the Rules of the
Senate for the Years 2023-2024" be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5.
COMMITTEES
     5.1 Standing Committees.
     The senate shall have the following standing committees:
1. Committee on Judiciary
2. Committee on Finance
3. Committee on Housing and Municipal Government
4. Committee on Labor and Gaming
5. Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans’ Affairs
6. Committee on Health and Human Services
7. Committee on Education
8. Committee on Commerce
9. Committee on Environment and Agriculture
10. Committee on Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight
11. Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
     5.1-4 Committee on Labor and Gaming.
     It shall be the duty of the committee on labor to consider the appointments of the
governor referred to it by the senate which require the advice and consent of the senate and all
legislation and matters relating to gaming issues, constitutional amendments relating to gaming
issues, the workers' compensation and labor laws of the state, to maintain oversight over the
application, execution and operation of the laws within its jurisdiction and to consider such other
matters as may be referred to it by the senate.
     5.1-5 Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans’ Affairs.
     It shall be the duty of the committee on special legislation and veterans’ affairs to
consider the appointments of the governor referred to it by the senate which require the advice
and consent of the senate and all legislation and matters relating to constitutional amendments,
liquor laws, gaming issues, license plates, veterans’ affairs, domestic animals, commissions and
resolutions, to maintain oversight over the application, execution and operation of the laws within
its jurisdiction and to consider such other matters as may be referred to it by the senate.
     5.1-11 Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies.
     It shall be the duty of the committee on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
to consider the appointments of the governor referred to it by the senate which require the advice
and consent of the senate and all legislation and matters relating to the creation, use, and
regulation of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, and to maintain oversight over the
application, execution and operation of the laws within its jurisdiction and to consider such other
matters as may be referred to it by the senate.
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