House suspends rules to introduce 25 bills by number; first referrals read

The House of Representatives voted to suspend its rules to introduce 25 bills by number only and then read the first referrals to standing committees, the chamber announced. The motion to suspend the rules was moved by the Member from Kulteney and the ayes prevailed.

The suspension cleared the way for a clerk or chamber officer to read bill numbers and committee assignments by title only, a practice the House follows when more than 15 bills are introduced. The first-reading sequence listed H 1 through H 25 and assigned each bill to a committee (for example, H 1 to Government Operations and Military Affairs; H 2 to Judiciary; H 6 to Ways and Means; H 11 to Energy and Digital Infrastructure; H 12 to Health Care; H 13 to Human Services; H 24 to Commerce and Economic Development; H 25 to Judiciary).

Member from Pulte asked whether additional bill packets would be available; chamber staff said members must opt in with the clerk’s office to receive the daily packet of bills and that the service would be started shortly. The chair also announced two joint assemblies: one at 10 a.m. to receive the canvassing committee report pursuant to JRS 2, and a second at 2 p.m. to receive the governor’s inaugural message pursuant to JRS 3. Members were asked to be in the chamber before those times.

The House also approved a motion to adjourn until Friday, January 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. after which the chair declared the body in adjournment.

The actions were procedural: suspension of rules to allow number-only introductions, reading and referral of bills to committees, announcements about joint assemblies, and adjournment. No floor debate on the substance of the listed bills was recorded in the transcript.