Interim Joint Committees
To provide a continuity of study and action between sessions, interim joint committees are formed from the standing committees of both houses. For instance, the Agriculture Committee of the Senate and the Agriculture Committee of the House become the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture after the regular session.
All interim committees, which are actually subcommittees of the Legislative Research Commission (LRC), are open to the public and the press so the people have an opportunity to express views on areas of discussion.