Minnesota Senate refers SF 473 to Judiciary Committee, approves procedural motions and adjourns to Jan. 23

The Minnesota Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, gave first reading to Senate File 473 and referred the bill to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, approved routine procedural motions and adjourned until Thursday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m.

The action on Senate File 473 was announced during the Senate's reading of the day's agenda. Senate leadership placed the bill on the introduction calendar and referred it to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety for consideration; no debate on the bill occurred on the floor during the session.

Earlier in the brief session a motion was made and approved to dispense with further proceedings under the roll call and to instruct the sergeant-at-arms to bring in absent members. The motion was resolved by voice vote with the presiding officer calling for ayes and nays and declaring the motion prevailing.

The Senate also adopted the author’s motion to treat the bills on the introduction calendar as one motion; that adoption was approved by voice vote.

Senator Murphy moved to adjourn and the Senate approved the motion. Senator Murphy said, "I move that the Senate do now adjourn until Thursday, January 23rd at 11 a.m.," and the presiding officer declared the motion prevailed by voice vote.

A quorum was recorded at the start of the session. Senators Jasinski and Coleman were listed as excused during announcements of Senate interest. The docket read indicated the agenda for the day, including the introduction and first reading of bills beginning on page 21.

No substantive floor debate or committee testimony on Senate File 473 was recorded in the provided transcript. The referral places SF 473 with the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety for any hearings, amendments or further action.