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House rejects motion to reconsider earlier losing vote on House Bill 1017
Summary
A motion by Representative Soy to reconsider the prior defeat of House Bill 1017 failed on the floor; proponents said absent members should have an opportunity to be heard but the motion did not secure a majority.
The South Dakota House voted down a motion by Representative Soy to reconsider the earlier defeat of House Bill 1017 and to immediately reconsider the bill. Representative Soy said the prior vote was close and that two colleagues were absent; she asked members to grant the absent members an opportunity to cast their opinions.
Following brief floor remarks and without extended debate, the chamber conducted a machine vote on the motion to reconsider. The clerk reported 35 ayes and 33 nays. The speaker declared the motion lost; no further action was taken on House Bill 1017 during the recorded session.
The transcript records Representative Soy’s request and the recorded vote; it does not include the substance of House Bill 1017 or the prior floor debate that produced the initial losing vote.
