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Iowa Senate refers two bills to Ways and Means, adjourns until Feb. 24
Summary
The Senate announced that Senate File 64 and Senate File 379 were referred to the Senate Ways and Means Committee under Rule 38, heard brief announcements and a prayer, then adjourned until Monday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m.
The Senate chair announced that, pursuant to Rule 38, Senate File 64 and Senate File 379 were referred from the calendar to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. The announcement came during routine business before the chamber adjourned.
The referral was made without debate. The chair said the referrals were “pursuant to rule 38,” and did not record a roll-call vote. Later in the session, Senator Zach Whitver (R-Polk) moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m.; the motion passed on a voice vote after the chair called for the yeas and nays.
The session opened with a prayer offered by Senator Shipley, the senator from Adams, who asked for health and protection for people working in difficult conditions. Senators also made brief announcements: Senator Rosenboom (R-Marion) said valentines and cookies from local Christian schools were placed on senators’ desks, and Senator Evans (R-Cherokee) introduced visitors Brianna Taylor and Erica Rosenberg who had traveled to the chamber. Republicans were scheduled to caucus at 9:30 a.m. in Room 22, Senator Whitver said.
No legislative debate on the contents of Senate File 64 or Senate File 379 was recorded in the transcript; the only formal actions reported in the transcript were the referrals and the adjournment motion. The Senate will reconvene on Monday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m.
