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House suspends rules to introduce 40 bills; adopts two concurrent resolutions honoring athletes
Summary
The House voted to suspend rules to allow introduction of 40 bills by number, read and recorded two house concurrent resolutions congratulating the Enosburg Falls High School Hornets and Olympian Alana Maher, and adjourned until Feb. 26.
The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voted to suspend its rules to allow the introduction of 40 bills by number only, read two house concurrent resolutions adopted by the consent calendar, and recessed until Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m.
The motion to suspend the rules was made by the member from St. Alban's Town. “Madam Speaker, I make a motion that we suspend our rules to introduce bills by number only,” the member said; the ayes were called and the chair announced the motion carried. Members then heard the first reading of the bills by number and the committee referrals listed on the record.
Why it matters: Suspending the rules to introduce bills by number is a procedural step that lets the House move a large set of measures into the committee process quickly; the session also included ceremonial actions recognizing local athletic achievements.
House procedure and introductions Members were asked to listen to the first reading of 40 house bills introduced by number. The clerk read…
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