Public Hearings Mandatory

(a)No bill may be passed by I Liheslatura unless it has received a public hearing, except that when the presiding officer of I Liheslatura certifies that emergency conditions exist, involving danger to the public health or safety, the requirement for a public hearing may be waived and in the event the bill is identical to a bill introduced earlier, which later bill received a public hearing, then a public hearing for the identical bill may be waived.

(b)No substantive resolution that is to be transmitted to the U.S. President, a member of the U.S. Congress, or a head of a foreign state, may be passed by I Liheslatura unless it has received a public hearing. Said COL1312018 CH. 2 STATUTES public hearing shall be conducted by the primary author of the resolution. The resolution may then be placed on I Liheslatura’s agenda upon the written request of the primary author to the Speaker without further committee action and without a committee report.