Missouri Senate lays over senate substitute for two House bills, adjourns until April 2

During a brief session, the Missouri Senate laid over a senate substitute relating to two House bills and adjourned until Wednesday, April 2 at 1 p.m., following a series of procedural motions.

Senator from the 20th moved “I move that house committee substitute house bills 5 94 and 5 0 8 be brought before the body.” The presiding officer then called for the ayes and noes; the presiding officer said, “The ayes do have it,” indicating the motion to consider the committee substitutes carried on a voice vote.

The senator from the 20th then asked the presiding officer to send that substitute back and later introduced a new senate substitute described in the transcript as ending in “0.04 f,” moving for its adoption and requesting that the reading be waived. The presiding officer granted a waiver of the reading “hearing no objection.” Rather than adopting the substitute, the senator asked that the bill be laid over; the presiding officer ordered the bill placed on the informal calendar.

Later in the session, Senator Platt offered a motion that the Senate stand adjourned until Wednesday, April 2, at 1 p.m. The presiding officer again called for the ayes and noes and stated, “The ayes do have it.” The clerk then announced, “The senate will stand adjourned until Wednesday at 1PM.”

No substantive debate on the content of the bills, titles of the measures, committee assignments, or votes for final passage were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The only recorded outcomes in this segment were motions to consider substitutes, placement on the informal calendar, and the adjournment time.