obliged to comply with the request for taking evidence of those committees 4 The files of the authorities must be presented to them on demand
(4)1 On the motion of one fifth of their members, the committees must grant admissible motions under paragraph 3 2 If the majority of the members of said committee consider a motion under paragraph 3 to be inadmissible, the Bavarian State Parliament shall decide 3 The decision can be brought before the Bavarian Constitutional Court
(5) 1 The committees of inquiry shall sit in public but the general public can be excluded on demand of a majority of two thirds 2 Art 22 (1) sentence 3 and 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis
Art. 25a
1 In order to prepare for decisions on extensive and important matters falling within the area of responsibility of the Free State of Bavaria, the Bavarian State Parliament can set up a study commission 2 It shall be obliged to set up such a study commission on a motion of one fifth of its members 3 The motion must specify the mandate of the commission 4 Further details in this respect are governed by the rules of procedure of the Bavarian State Parliament
Art. 26
(1) 1 In order to safeguard the rights of the Bavarian State Parliament vis-á-vis the State Government and for dealing with urgent matters of state, the Bavarian State Parliament shall appoint an interim committee for the time outside of sittings and after the dissolution or dismissal of the Bavarian State Parliament until the new Bavarian State Parliament assembles 2 This committee shall have the authorisations of the Bavarian State Parliament but cannot impeach a minister and cannot pass laws or process petitions for state-wide referendums
(2) This committee shall be governed by the provisions of Art 25
Art. 27
At no time may a member of the Bavarian State Parliament be subjected to court proceedings or disciplinary action or otherwise called to account outside of the assembly for a vote cast by such member
Art. 28
(1) A member of the Bavarian State Parliament may not be subjected to investigations or arrested for a punishable offence while the Bavarian State Parliament is sitting without its permission, unless he/she is apprehended while committing the offence or in the course of the following day at the latest
(2) The same permission shall be required for any other restriction of a member's freedom of person and consequent impairment in exercising his/her capacity as member of the Bavarian State Parliament
(3) 1 All criminal proceedings against a member of the Bavarian State Parliament and any detention or other restriction of the member's freedom of person shall be suspended on demand of the Bavarian State Parliament for the duration of the sitting 2 However, such demand shall not be possible if the member is accused of a non-political crime 3 The Bavarian State Parliament shall decide whether or not this is the case
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