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Mississippi Senate dispenses with readings, approves items 2–16 en bloc and assigns about 200 House bills to committees
Summary
The Mississippi Senate voted to dispense with routine readings and approved items 2–16 en bloc, granted immediate release of resolutions, and was urged to review roughly 200 bills sent from the House. Several committee schedule changes and memorials were also announced.
The Mississippi Senate voted to dispense with the reading of routine items and approved items 2–16 en bloc, moved several committee meeting times and granted immediate release of senate resolutions during a floor session that included multiple announcements and memorial requests.
Senator Blackall moved to “dispense with the reading of the Journal,” a motion that the chamber approved by voice vote, and subsequently moved to dispense with the reading of committee reports and the titles of bills and resolutions; those motions also passed.
The procedural moves cleared the way for a motion to suspend the rules and take up items 2 through 16 en bloc, which the Senate approved. The clerk then read the titles, and…
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