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Senate sends HCR 54 to House authorizing multi‑day adjournment; House stands adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday
Summary
The Senate transmitted House Concurrent Resolution 54, authorizing the legislature to adjourn for more than three days between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4, 2025. The chair announced the signing of HCR 54 and HR 4, and the House adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday pursuant to a previously adopted motion.
The Senate notified the House of Representatives on Jan. 29, 2025, that it had passed House Concurrent Resolution 54, which would authorize the legislature to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, and ending Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. The message was transmitted to the chamber and the chair announced the signing of HCR 54 and House Resolution 4 in the presence of the House.
Why it matters: HCR 54, if agreed to by both chambers in their prescribed form, would permit a longer adjournment within the specified week. That affects the legislature's schedule for floor business and committee work during that period.
The messenger informed the House that “the Senate has passed the following measures,” naming House Concurrent Resolution 54 and indicating its sponsor(s) as recorded in the transmission. The message concluded with the signature line, “Respectfully, Patsy Spah, secretary of the senate.” The chair then announced the signing in the House chamber of HCR 54 and HR 4.
Following that announcement, the chamber—pursuant to a motion previously adopted earlier in the session—stood adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday. The transcript records the adjournment as: “Pursuant to a motion previous adopted, the house stands adjourned until 10AM, Wednesday.” No roll-call vote on the adjournment is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
No additional debate, amendments, or recorded votes on HCR 54 or HR 4 appear in the provided transcript. The message from the Senate and the subsequent adjournment conclude the recorded items in this excerpt.
