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House of Representatives announces appropriations committee hearing schedule; chamber adjourns until 2 p.m. tomorrow
Summary
The clerk announced a series of appropriations committee hearings on health care, revenue and public safety issues for today and tomorrow; the House dispensed with the reading of the journal and voted to adjourn until 2 p.m. tomorrow by voice votes.
The clerk of the House of Representatives announced committee hearing schedules for today and tomorrow, and the House completed brief procedural business before adjourning until 2 p.m. tomorrow.
The clerk told members that, for today, Appropriations D will meet with the Banking and Consumer Finance Committee at 2:30 p.m. in room H201A and with the Department of Revenue at 2:45 p.m. Appropriation C will hold hearings with Medicaid at 3:00 p.m., the Insurance Department at 3:45 p.m., and the State Fire Academy at 4:15 p.m.
The clerk said Appropriation C’s schedule for tomorrow begins at 8:30 a.m. with Child Protective Services and continues with the Board of Nursing at 9:15 a.m., nursing home administrators at 9:30 a.m., medical licensure at 9:45 a.m., the Department of Health at 10:30 a.m., physical therapy at 11:15 a.m., the Real Estate Commission at 11:30 a.m., the Pharmacy Board at 11:45 a.m., the Department of Public Safety at 1:00 p.m., the Dental Examiners at 1:45 p.m., the Military Department at 3:15 p.m., and the Cosmetology and Barbering Board at 4:15 p.m.
Separately, at the start of the session Representative Powell moved to dispense with the reading of the journal; the motion carried by voice vote. Later, a motion to adjourn the House until 2 p.m. tomorrow was made from the Rankin delegation and carried by voice vote.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to dispense with the reading of the journal — mover: Representative Powell; outcome: passed (voice vote; count not recorded).
- Motion to stand adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow — mover: Representative (Rankin) (name not specified in transcript); outcome: passed (voice vote; count not recorded).
The clerk’s announcement contains the schedule members will use to plan attendance and testimony; the posted room numbers and start times were given on the floor. No bills or budget amounts were discussed in substance during these announcements, and no roll-call votes were recorded for the motions listed.
