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Minnesota Senate motion to take House File 2442 from the table fails in 33-33 tie
Summary
A motion to remove House File 2442 from the table failed on a 33-33 roll call, leaving the bill off the Senate floor for now.
Senator Murphy moved to take House File 2442 from the table, but the motion failed after a 33-33 roll call tie.
The motion matters because taking a bill from the table is required before the Senate can resume formal consideration; with the motion defeated, House File 2442 remained off the floor. The roll call was conducted pursuant to Senate rule 40.7 and recorded multiple individual votes before the secretary announced the final tally.
During the roll call, Senator Fatai was recorded voting “aye.” Several senators were recorded voting “no,” including Senators Barr, Coleman, Dames (recorded also as Dame/Drayheim in the transcript), Lang, Lisky, Miller and Weber. The secretary closed the roll after all senators who desired to vote had done so and announced there were 33 ayes and 33 nays, so the motion did not prevail.
The failure of the motion leaves the bill in its prior procedural posture; no further action on House File 2442 was recorded later in the session. The session later recessed and adjourned until Monday, May 12 at 11 a.m., when senators are scheduled to return to the floor.
