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State Senate dispenses with readings, recesses until noon and adjourns until Feb. 3 at 4 p.m.
Summary
The state senate approved procedural motions to dispense with several readings, heard member announcements and agreed to stand in recess until noon, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3.
The state senate voted on routine, procedural motions, heard a series of member announcements and approved a motion to stand in recess until noon, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3.
The actions, taken by voice vote, included motions to dispense with the reading of the journal, committee reports and the titles of bills and resolutions. Senate President (presiding officer) led the calls for voice votes: "All in favor, signify by saying aye," after each motion, and the presiding officer said, "The ayes have it." Senator Blackwell moved each of the three dispense motions.
The meeting included an invocation delivered by Chaplain Solon Smith, director of pastoral care at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, and a brief introduction by Senator Michelle welcoming Leah Smith to the gallery. Members used the floor to announce committee meeting times and other events, including a memorial request and reminders about campaign finance filing deadlines.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: "Dispense with the reading of the journal." Mover: Senator Blackwell. Outcome: approved by voice vote (ayes). Vote details: not specified in transcript.
- Motion: "Dispense with the reading of the committee reports." Mover: Senator Blackwell. Outcome: approved by voice vote (ayes). Vote details: not specified in transcript.
- Motion: "Dispense with the reading of the titles of the bills and resolutions." Mover: Senator Blackwell. Outcome: approved by voice vote (ayes). Vote details: not specified in transcript.
- Motion: "I move the Senate stand in recess until noon today or until the last committee report is filed, at which point the journal will reflect we're adjourn[ed] until 4PM, Monday, February third." Mover: Senator Blackwell. Outcome: approved by voice vote (ayes). Vote details: not specified in transcript.
Member announcements covered committee meeting times and events: Corrections committee Monday at 2 p.m. in Room 210; City and County Affairs after recess in Room 409; Education 10 minutes after adjournment in Room 216 and again Monday at 2 p.m. in Room 216; AET Tuesday at 8 a.m. in Room 210; Public Property Monday at 3 p.m.; and a reminder that campaign finance filings are due today. Senator Hickman asked that the senate adjourn in memory of Andrew Eaves, identified in the record as a Black Hawk pilot who died in a crash, and members were invited to add their names to that adjourned-in-memory note.
No bills or substantive policy matters were debated on the record during this portion of the session; the floor proceeded through routine business and scheduling. The senate recessed after the voice vote on the recess motion.
