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Senator Matherne Secures Unanimous Consent to Withdraw Senate Bill 2103
Summary
Senator Matherne asked the Senate to withdraw Senate Bill 2103 by unanimous consent, saying a majority-party sponsor had been identified; the Senate approved the withdrawal by voice vote.
Senator Matherne asked the Senate for unanimous consent to withdraw Senate Bill 2103, saying he had found a majority-party sponsor and believed the bill had a greater chance of passage that way. The chamber approved the withdrawal by voice vote.
Senator Matherne told the Senate, “I did find somebody from the majority party on the other side to introduce the bill. And my experience says, there's a greater chance of its passage in that regard.” The request for unanimous consent to withdraw SB2103 was later presented as a formal motion; senators voted by voice and the presiding officer declared the motion passed.
The transcript does not specify the subject matter or text of Senate Bill 2103, its original sponsor, or the identity of the majority-party member who agreed to introduce it. No additional action on the bill was recorded during the session.
The withdrawal was recorded as approved without recorded individual roll-call votes; the clerk and presiding officer handled the voice vote and announcement of the result.
