Senate reassigns SB 235 to Judiciary Committee, adopts committee report and author motions; adjourns until Jan. 14

The Senate reassigned Senate Bill 235 from the Committee on Education Redevelopment to the Judiciary Committee under Senator Bray, adopted a committee report and a bundle of author motions by voice vote, and adjourned until Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

The action came after the clerk read multiple file lists and a single committee report. The clerk and the presiding Senate officer then put the motions to the floor; the committee report was adopted after a voice vote. “All those in favor, say aye,” the presiding officer said; those present answered, and the clerk stated the committee report was adopted.

Under a procedural reading, the clerk said, “Pursuant to senate rule 23 … pursuant to senate rule 68(b) … the senate bill 235 currently assigned a committee on education redevelopment be reassigned a committee on judiciary under Bray.” That reassignment was entered on the floor record during the same sequence of business.

The chamber also took a single consent vote to adopt a set of author motions in one motion; the presiding officer asked for consent and put the question, and the motion passed by voice vote.

Senator Garten moved that the Senate adjourn; the motion to adjourn until Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. passed on a voice vote. Senators were warned by Senator Gordon and others to avoid a particular hallway on exiting and were told Senate majority members would caucus immediately upon adjournment.

No debate on the merits of SB 235 or the contents of the adopted committee report was recorded in the transcript. The clerk’s readings included numerous file-list entries; details for individual bills on those lists were not specified in the floor text excerpt.

The Senate recessed and will reconvene at the date and time set by the adjournment motion.