Committee rejects motion to reconsider Senate Bill 1026 (backyard chickens); motion fails 5‑9 on roll call

Representative Meniloff moved to reconsider Senate Bill 1026 (the backyard chickens bill) during the House Agriculture Affairs Committee meeting; the committee then held a roll‑call vote and rejected the motion by 5 votes to 9.

The nut graf: The motion to reconsider would have brought SB 1026 back before committee for further action, including a potential motion to send the bill to the amending order; the committee voted against reconsideration on a roll call, so the bill remains in its prior status.

Representative Meniloff made the motion to reconsider Senate Bill 1026 and said he would speak to it; committee members debated whether reconsideration should occur now, whether amendments were planned and whether missing members would affect the outcome. Several representatives expressed reluctance to bring the bill back without clarity on amendments and sponsor intent.

The clerk conducted a roll‑call vote that named individual members and their votes. The roll call recorded the following votes: Andres — Aye; Raymond — No; Cannon — Yes; McCann — No; Ehlers — Aye; Garner — No; Nelson — No; Pickett — No; Sauter — No; Miller — Nay; Eiswinger — Aye; Diegert — No; Mendy — Yes; Shirts — No; Mathias — No; Achilles — No. The committee chair then announced the motion failed 5 to 9.

Committee members previously had recorded a motion on the same bill in the minutes: the motion to hold the bill in committee was 8 ayes, 7 nays and 2 absent or excused, which several members referenced during the reconsideration discussion. Some members also noted absences of colleagues who had been present for the earlier vote.

Ending: With the motion to reconsider defeated, the committee adjourned.