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Mississippi Senate waives routine readings, sets committee schedule and recesses until 5 p.m.
Summary
The Mississippi Senate dispensed with several routine readings, announced committee meeting times for the week and recessed until 5 p.m., adjourning to reconvene at 10 a.m. the following day. Leaders cited the heavy calendar after nearly 900 bills were referred.
The Mississippi Senate on an unspecific date dispensed with several routine readings, announced committee meeting times and recessed until 5 p.m., then adjourned to reconvene at 10 a.m. the following day.
Senator Black moved to dispense with the reading of the journal; the motion passed by voice vote. Senator Black then moved to dispense with the reading of the committee reports, and Senator Blackwell moved to dispense with the reading of the titles of bills and resolutions; both motions likewise passed by voice vote. Chairman Kirby moved to “pass and retain” item No. 1 on the calendar by unanimous consent. Later in the session, Senator Bakker moved that the Senate stand in recess until 5 p.m. or until the last committee report is filed; that motion also passed by voice vote.
The actions were framed as procedures to speed consideration of a heavy legislative workload. Senate leaders noted that almost 900 bills have been referred this session and urged members to proceed to committee hearings on time so the committee process can be completed by next Tuesday.
Committee announcements included:
- The Senate Insurance Committee will not meet tomorrow morning (announcement by Senator Michelle).
- The Rules Committee will meet 10 minutes after recess in the president pro tempore’s office (Chairman Kirby).
- The Public Property Committee will meet Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in Room 216 (Senator Williams).
- Appropriations will not meet in full tomorrow; a subcommittee meeting was noted at 1:30 p.m., but the chair of that subcommittee was not specified (Senator Hobson).
- The Senate Agriculture Committee will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Room 409 (Senator Whaley).
- Judiciary A will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. to consider a nomination (Senator Wiggins).
- Finance will not meet tomorrow morning (announcement by Senator Harkins).
The session also included brief introductions of guests in the gallery and several adjourn-in-memory remarks. Senators asked colleagues to join tributes honoring former public officials and local leaders; among those remembered was Patrick Hayes Johnson Jr., identified in the session as a former federal co-chair of the Des Moines Regional Authority.
No substantive policy debate, bill text discussion, amendments or recorded roll-call vote tallies were entered in the transcript for the motions described; all procedural motions were adopted by voice vote or unanimous consent as noted on the record.
