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Mississippi Senate sets committee hearings, dispenses with routine readings and recesses until 5 p.m.
Summary
At a session largely devoted to scheduling and routine actions, the Mississippi Senate set agriculture and appropriations committee meetings, noted hundreds of bills on the system and recessed until 5 p.m.
The Mississippi Senate convened at the State Capitol, set a series of committee hearings, dispensed with routine readings and recessed until 5 p.m., according to the day's proceedings.
The session opened with a roll call and an invocation by Senator Sparks, who led the chamber in prayer. Senator Blackwell moved to dispense with the reading of the journal, saying, "I move to dispense with the reading of the journal." The motion carried by voice vote; the presiding officer announced that "the ayes have it."
The nut of the day was scheduling: Senator Whaley announced a Senate Agriculture hearing "tomorrow morning at 8:30 in room 2 16" on the state of Mississippi agriculture. Senator Polk said a Senate Appropriation subcommittee (Subcommittee 15, Government Operations) would meet the same day at 1:30 p.m. Senator Parker said Senate Appropriation Committee 10 would meet at 10:30 a.m. in room 210 and added that "we will meet again tomorrow morning at on Thursday in 2:10 at 8 AM." These announcements focused the chamber on committee work ahead of substantive floor debate.
Senator Subur introduced guests in the North Gallery, naming Sean Edmonson, Phaedra Edmonson, Bridal Crump and representatives from Pontotoc/Pontock Electric — Frankie Mormon, Cody Martin and Ben Hogan. Senator McConnell also introduced guests from Central Electric, including Brian Long and Aaron Acres.
The presiding officer told senators that "there are approximately 400 bills have been referred and are on the system now. We anticipate another 200 to be referred, today," signaling a heavy legislative workload for upcoming committee hearings. Senators were urged to review bills assigned to their committees.
The Senate dispensed with the reading of committee reports and with the reading of titles of bills and resolutions on voice votes after motions from the floor. Senator Blackwell reminded members about junior page photos, saying senators Blackman, Frazier and Robinson should be present at 9:45 a.m. for photos with the lieutenant governor.
Late in the session a motion to stand in recess until 5 p.m. passed on a voice vote; the presiding officer again announced that "the ayes have it." The journal will reflect that the Senate is adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.
The meeting contained no recorded floor debate or final votes on bills in the transcript excerpt; the day's business concentrated on scheduling and routine procedural actions.
