During the legislative session standing committee meetings include:

• Public hearings on all assigned legislation. Withdrawn legislation does not always receive a hearing.
• Briefings on subject matters as determined by the chair from agencies and selected organizations.
• Receiving testimony from sponsors and other parties supporting or opposing legislation
• Reviewing the Governor’s nominees to cabinet positions, certain Judgeships, and various boards and commissions (Senate Executive Nominations Committee only)
• Hearing agency representatives discuss the budgets of specific units of State government (Budget Committees only)
• Receiving proposed amendments
• Voting to approve or reject legislation

Between sessions, scheduled meetings continue the work of General Assembly committees and its task forces, commissions, and special issue workgroups.