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Senate suspends rule to allow committee meetings; secretary reads and refers a slate of bills
Summary
The Senate adopted a motion to suspend Senate rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills. The secretary read dozens of bills and resolutions on first reading and referred them to committee, and the chamber stood adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11.
Senator Zaffirini moved and the Senate adopted a suspension of Senate rule 11.13 to allow committees to meet during the reading and referral of bills.
The motion was made “in writing,” and, after being posed by the presiding officer, the chamber heard the secretary read a large slate of bills and resolutions on first reading and referred each to the committee named on the floor. A messenger from the House delivered a message to the Senate before the reading continued. The Senate adjourned under a previously adopted motion until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11.
“I move to suspend senate rule 11.13 so that committees may meet during the reading and referral of bills,” Senator Zaffirini said when presenting the…
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