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Minnesota House announces lack of quorum; clerk pro tem closes roll
Summary
At the opening of a House session in Saint Paul, an unnamed member announced there was no quorum and the clerk pro tem closed the roll, the chamber's proceedings show.
The Minnesota House of Representatives did not have a quorum when the chamber convened, and the clerk pro tem closed the roll, according to the chamber's opening proceedings.
A member announced, “There being no quorum,” and the clerk pro tem then closed the roll, the record shows. Earlier in the opening, Pastor Pepe Demarest of Recovery Church in Saint Paul gave the chaplain's invocation and the chamber recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Because the House lacked a quorum, the chamber could not proceed with formal legislative business that requires a quorum under its rules; the transcript does not record any motions, votes, or further scheduling decisions following the roll call closure. No named motion or vote was recorded in the provided proceedings.
The transcript contains only the brief procedural exchange about the roll and the invocation; it does not specify a date for resuming business, which members spoke to the quorum announcement beyond repeated calls for the secretary, or any subsequent actions by House leadership.
