HOUSE RULES-AMEND

Amends Rules 18, 73, and 75. Provides that all conference committee reports are, upon filing with the Clerk, automatically referred to the standing or special committee that last reported the bill to the House. Changes the composition of conference committees. Provides that the Speaker shall appoint 2 members to a conference committee, the Minority Leader shall appoint 1 member, and the Chairperson and Spokesperson of the committee that last reported the bill to the House shall be ex officio members of the conference committee. (Now, the Speaker appoints 3 members to a conference committee and the Minority Leader appoints 2 members to a conference committee.) Deletes a cross-reference to Rule 18 in a provision requiring joint action motions for final action or conference committee reports to be referred to the House by the Rules Committee or a standing committee or special committee.