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Committee rejects motion to reconsider Senate Bill 1026 on backyard chickens; motion fails 5–9
Summary
A motion to reconsider Senate Bill 1026 (backyard chickens) was offered and failed on a roll-call vote of 5 ayes to 9 nays, leaving the bill held in committee per the prior action.
Representative Denham Mendyve moved to reconsider Senate Bill 1026, legislation concerning backyard chickens, during the House Agriculture Affairs Committee meeting. The motion was debated and then placed on a roll-call vote; it failed 5–9.
Why it matters: The committee previously voted to hold SB 1026 in committee. Reconsideration would have returned the measure to the committee’s agenda for possible referral to the amending order or other action. By failing to sustain the motion, the committee left the prior action in place.
What happened in committee
- Motion to reconsider: At about the 42-minute mark of the recorded meeting, Representative Denham Mendyve made a motion "to reconsider Senate Bill 10 26." The chair explained that the motion to reconsider would bring the bill back before the committee for further action if the motion passed.
- Debate: Members discussed whether to bring the bill back, whether the bill should be amended in committee before being sent forward and concerns about absent members and missing votes. Multiple representatives noted they had concerns and some said they would prefer to work with the bill sponsor on amendments before returning it to the floor.
- Roll-call vote and outcome: The committee clerk called the roll. The members recorded as voting in favor were Andres (aye), Cannon (yes), Ehlers (aye), Eiswinger (aye) and Mendy (yes). Members recorded as voting no were Raymond, McCann, Garner, Nelson, Pickett, Miller, Diegert, Shirts and Mathias. The chair announced: "Committee, the motion fails 5 to 9."
Committee procedure and next steps
Committee members noted that reconsideration is a committee motion and may be renewed only according to committee rules; the chair indicated that if a majority had voted to reconsider, the committee could have taken further action such as sending the bill to the amending order. Because the motion failed, the prior action holding the bill in committee remains.
Ending
The chair adjourned the meeting after the vote. The transcript records no further committee action on SB 1026 at this session.
