HOUSE AND SENATE RULES OVERVIEW

Monday,  January 25, 11:30 a.m.

Free PAAT Members-Only Event

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We have invited parliamentary experts Denise Davis and Ross Peavey to discuss the new House and Senate rules.

Discussion will include:

• Basic review of the House Rules;
• Basic review of the Senate Rules;
• Analysis of the new rules of particular interest to the lobby and government affairs community; and
• Q&A session.

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About Denise Davis: Denise Davis is a native Texan with nearly two decades experience working in the Texas Legislature. Ms. Davis has extensive experience in drafting winning strategies on complex legislation, administrative rules, legal memoranda and briefs for clients in both the public and private sectors.

Before founding Davis Kaufman PLLC in 2012, Ms. Davis served as Chief of Staff to House Speaker Joe R. Straus. As Chief of Staff, she provided strategic and operational advice to the Speaker and the entire House leadership, and oversaw the legislative agenda and daily activities of the Speaker’s Office.

Prior to her tenure as Chief of Staff, Ms. Davis served for several sessions as House Parliamentarian and Special Counsel to the Texas House of Representatives, where she advised the Speaker and members of the House on all ethics, legal and parliamentary matters relating to the Texas House of Representatives, including points of order, House Rules and precedent, and open records. More.

About Ross Peavey: Working in the Texas Legislature and politics for more than 15 years, Ross Peavey represents businesses, nonprofits, campaigns and other entities as an attorney and lobbyist. He currently serves as Chair of the Texas Bar’s Legislative and Campaign Law Section.

Peavey’s extensive experience in both the Texas House and Senate helped him develop a keen understanding of legislative tactics and parliamentary procedure. Peavey is a co-editor of Texas Senate Practice, considered a core material supplementing the Senate Rules by the Legislative Reference Library of Texas. He serves as an advisor for lawmakers and diverse organizations on legislative and political matters.

He received his law degree from the University of Texas, where he received the Dean’s Achievement Award in Election Law and was elected President of Student Bar Association. He worked his way through law school as staff for Texas House and Senate offices and in law office settings ranging from small firms to large entities. A Travis County native, he was raised in Austin and Liberty Hill, Texas. More.