(a) The following individuals may administer oaths to testifying witnesses:
- (1) the president of the senate;
- (2) the speaker of the house;
- (3) the chairman or acting chairman of a standing or special committee; and
- (4) the chairman or acting chairman of a joint committee.
- (b) If circumstances require, a member of either house may administer an oath to a witness testifying on a matter pending in the member's house or in a committee of that house.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.