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Beginning in 1997, the chairs of Senate committees were limited to

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The Senate limited committee chairs to one six-year term.

Along with setting a term limit for Senate committee chairs in that way, they Senate also added the rule that committee members must choose the committee chairperson via secret ballot.

Committees are a very important part of how legislative work is done in both the House and the Senate.
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