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Tennessee House adopts honors resolution, approves consent calendar and refers joint resolution to committee; dozens of bills withdrawn
Summary
During its Feb. 26 session in Nashville, the Tennessee House passed the consent calendar, adopted House Joint Resolution 119 honoring a music educator, referred Senate Joint Resolution 17 to the Naming and Designating Committee and recorded the withdrawal of multiple House bills from committee.
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House of Representatives on Feb. 26 passed its consent calendar, adopted House Joint Resolution 119 honoring a music educator and referred Senate Joint Resolution 17 to the Naming and Designating Committee, while a large number of House bills were formally withdrawn from committee.
The actions took place during a regular floor session at the House chamber of the 114th General Assembly. Chair Lady Moody moved the consent calendar on third and final consideration; the clerk later reported a constitutional majority and the presiding officer declared the consent calendar passed. Lawmakers also moved to adopt House Joint Resolution 119 honoring Adrian Macklin after suspending the rules for its immediate introduction and consideration. Several members moved to withdraw dozens of House bills from committee or from the desk, and the House recorded those withdrawals with and without objection.
Why it matters: The consent calendar bundles noncontroversial measures for expedited final passage, and the formal withdrawals remove…
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