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Mississippi House recesses until 2 p.m., schedules committee meetings; adjourns to 10 a.m. tomorrow
Summary
The Mississippi House of Representatives recessed until 2 p.m. after routine procedural votes, set a slate of committee meetings and later adjourned until 10 a.m. the next day as legislators prepared to consider thousands of bills before the deadline.
The Mississippi House of Representatives recessed until 2 p.m. on Wednesday after passing a motion to dispense with the reading of the journal and carrying a recess motion, and later adjourned to 10 a.m. the following day.
The procedural actions came during the House’s opening session as the presiding officer confirmed a quorum and managed routine business. Representative Powell moved to dispense with the reading of the journal; the motion passed with the presiding officer announcing, “the ayes have it.” The clerk operated the electronic voting machine during the roll-call process.
Madam Clerk announced the schedule of committee meetings for the afternoon, including Appropriations A in Room 201; State Affairs in Room 402; Municipalities in Room 401A at 1 p.m.; Education at 1 p.m.; Constitution at 1:15 p.m.; Technology at 1:15 p.m.; Public Health in Room 113 at 2 p.m.; Insurance in Room 402 at 2 p.m.; JED A in Room 113 at 3 p.m.; Gaming in Room 114 at 3 p.m.; Judd B after adjournment in Room 113; County Affairs five minutes after adjournment in Room 401A; and AET five minutes after adjournment in Room 103. Later announcements added Public Utilities at 3:30 p.m. in Room 204 and a full Ways and Means meeting at 4 p.m.
The presiding officer recognized the gentleman from Rankin for a motion to recess; the motion — that the House stand in recess until 2 p.m. — was approved with the presiding officer saying the ayes have it. Members were told to expect committee meetings to follow the recess, with some committees meeting immediately after adjournment.
Near the end of the session the House took a final procedural vote to adjourn until 10 a.m. the next day. The presiding officer announced the motion carried: “The ayes have it. The House will stand adjourned till 10 a.m. tomorrow.”
Members noted the heavy calendar: the presiding officer referenced that roughly 3,600 bills remained active in the legislature and that committee work, not floor action, would consume the day as committees met to meet deadlines and consider measures.
Announcements during the session also included introductions of guests and pages and scheduling clarifications (for example, Judd B was noted to meet about 15–30 minutes after adjournment to allow members to move between rooms).
