Speaker called the House of Representatives to order and announced a message from the Senate, then the clerk read bills and resolutions for first reading and referral.

The clerk read “HB number 4” and then announced that “SB number 1 by Perry relating to campground and youth camp safety” was referred to the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding. The clerk also read a series of House resolutions and referred many to the Committee on House Administration and to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.

Why it matters: several of the House resolutions read on first reading seek to amend the permanent rules of the House of Representatives on quorum, attendance and related penalties. Those resolutions — if advanced by the Committee on House Administration and adopted by the full House — would change internal rules about seniority, office assignments, disbursement of members’ operating budgets and eligibility for leadership positions.

Details of referrals and items announced: the clerk announced HR 5 (Leah Wilson), HR 17 (Money), HR 18 (McLaughlin), HR 34 (Hopper) and HR 58 (Leo Wilson) as referrals to the Committee on House Administration; HR 34 and HR 41 (Hopper) also relate to monetary penalties and eligibility rules under the house’s permanent rules. The clerk announced multiple other resolutions (including HCR 2; HCR 3 through HCR 8; HR 1 through HR 4; HR 6 through HR 16; HR 20; HR 21; HR 25 through HR 31; HR 33 through HR 44; HR 45 through HR 51; HR 52 through HR 56; HR 57; HR 59; HR 60 through HR 66; HR 67; HR 69; HR 70; HR 71) as being referred to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars or the local and consent calendars committee as read by the clerk.

The referral of SB 1 to the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding stands out because the bill’s subject as read — campground and youth camp safety — places it with a committee focused on emergency preparedness and flood issues. Several House resolutions explicitly cite amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to change how quorum and attendance are enforced.

There was no recorded debate or vote in the transcript excerpt on the bills or resolutions themselves; the items were presented on first reading and referred to committees for further consideration. At the close of the reading, the House recessed: “Pursuant to a motion previously adopted, the house stands recessed until noon today.”