Sec. 301.003. SECRETARY OF STATE AS PRESIDING OFFICER

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(a) The secretary of state shall attend the convening of each regular legislative session and shall preside.
(b) If there is no secretary of state or if the secretary of state is absent or unable to attend, the attorney general shall attend and preside.
(c) The secretary of state shall appoint a clerk to take the minutes of the proceedings. If the chief clerk of the house of representatives for the previous session is present, the secretary of state shall appoint that person to act as clerk.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

                    
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