This joint rules resolution authorizes the chief sponsor of legislation to provide a sponsor's handout.
This resolution:
- defines "sponsor's handout";
- allows the chief sponsor of legislation to provide a sponsor's handout, subject to certain requirements;
- requires the secretary of the Senate and chief clerk of the House to ensure that a sponsor's handout, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's webpage; and
- clarifies that a sponsor's handout is not an official part of the legislation.