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Senate suspends joint rules to refer petitions, including proposal to create Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis
Summary
The Senate agreed to suspend joint rule 12 and other procedural rules by voice vote to refer several petitions to committees; one petition asked the Legislature to establish an Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis and was recommended for referral by committee report.
The Senate voted to suspend joint rules and refer several petitions to committee, including a proposal to establish an Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis.
A committee report presented the petition asking the Legislature to create an Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis; the committee recommended suspension of the applicable joint rules so the petition could be referred to the appropriate committees. Senator Durant moved to suspend a rule (identified in the clerk’s reading as "736" in the transcript) to allow immediate consideration; the motion carried on a voice vote. Joan B. Lovely presented a committee report recommending referral of the petition and related petitions that originated in the House.
The clerk announced that several petitions from the House were referred to their respective committees following the suspension of joint rule 12. The Senate also adopted an order to reconvene on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and then adjourned. The transcript records the rule suspensions and referrals by voice vote; no roll-call tallies or committee hearing dates were recorded in the provided segment.
