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Type of entity
Secondary Agency
Authorized form of name
Saskatchewan. Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills
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- Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills
- North-West Territories. Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills
- Saskatchewan. Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Railways
- Saskatchewan. Select Standing Committee on Private Bills
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Dates of existence
1903 - 2003
History
The Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Private Bills was established in April, 1903. In its early years, the Committee also functioned as the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Railways (1906-1917). It became known as the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills in 1918 and functioned as such until 1981. In November, 1981, the Committee's name was changed to the Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills. The Committee's function was to examine all proposed Private Bills, and Public Bills introduced by a Private Member, both prior to introduction in the Assembly and after receiving second reading in the Assembly.
The Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills was struck at the beginning of each Legislature, and lapsed upon dissolution of that Legislature. Membership was determined by a Special Nominating Committee at the beginning of each Legislature. The Committee was usually chaired by a member of Government. The ratio of party members within the committee reflected the proportion of the seats in the Assembly. Membership of the Committee consisted of between eight and ten Members.
The Committee was permitted to meet both during and in between legislative sessions. It was served by a Clerk-at-the-Table of the Legislative Assembly.
The Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills was dissolved in 2003 upon the recommendation of the Special Committee on Rules and Procedures. Since the commencement of the Twenty-fifth Legislature in 2004, the Standing Committee on Private Bills has operated as a House Committee under the Standing Committee structure.
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The Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills examined all proposed Private Bills, and Public Bills introduced by a Private Member, both prior to introduction in the Assembly and after receiving second reading in the Assembly.
Mandates/sources of authority
Order of the House, April 20, 1903
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General context
As there was no substantial functional or administrative change with the Committee's name change of 1981, this Committee is being recognized as one agency, and as such, has only one secondary agency history.
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Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
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Authority record created on 2008-05-23. Approved 2012-03-06. Last modified on 2017-11-29.
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Committee Information, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan website
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Saskatchewan
Records of the Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills
AMICUS Authorities, October 21, 1987