(a) (1) (A) The House of Representatives members of the Legislative Council shall select one (1) of their number as Legislative Council cochair and one (1) of their number as Legislative Council co-vice chair.
(B) The Senate members of the Legislative Council shall select one (1) of their number as Legislative Council cochair and one (1) of their number as Legislative Council co-vice chair.
(2) (A) The House cochair shall appoint all House Legislative Council members to Legislative Council subcommittees and the Senate cochair shall appoint all Senate Legislative Council members of Legislative Council subcommittees.
(B) The House cochair shall appoint a House Legislative Council member as cochair of each Legislative Council subcommittee and the Senate cochair shall appoint a Senate Legislative Council member as cochair of each Legislative Council subcommittee.
(C) The Senate cochair and the House cochair shall alternate in presiding at meetings of the Legislative Council unless the two (2) chairs shall agree otherwise.
(3) Any other officers shall be elected as the Legislative Council may deem necessary.
(4) The Legislative Council shall select an executive secretary who shall serve as secretary to the Legislative Council at all of its meetings, but without a vote.
(b) (1) Upon the request of any three (3) members of the Legislative Council, a separate vote of House members and Senate members shall be taken on any issue or matter brought before the Legislative Council and approval of each house shall be required for the action.
(2) The adoption or amendment of the rules of the Legislative Council shall require approval by a separate vote of Senate Legislative Council members and House Legislative Council members.
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