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Senate sets caucus times and adjourns until Jan. 30; motion passes by voice vote
Summary
Senator Whitver moved to adjourn the Senate until Thursday, Jan. 30 at 9 a.m.; the motion prevailed on a voice vote. Democrats and Republicans announced caucus locations and times during opening remarks.
Senator Whitver, the senator from Polk, moved to adjourn the Iowa Senate until Thursday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m. "I move the senate adjourn until Thursday, January 30 at 9AM," Whitver said on the floor. The chamber conducted a voice vote; the presiding officer announced, "The motion prevails and the senate will be adjourned until Thursday, January 30 at 9AM."
Earlier during opening announcements, Senator Weiner, the senator from Johnson, said, "Democrats will caucus in Room 24." A separate announcement said Republicans would caucus in Room 22; one speaker gave the Republican caucus time as 9:15 a.m., and a later floor announcement listed the Republican caucus at 9:50 a.m. The transcript records both times; no further clarification was provided on the floor.
The adjournment was carried out as a routine procedural motion. The voice vote was recorded as "Aye" and the presiding officer declared the motion approved; no recorded roll-call tally of named votes was provided in the transcript.
