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Senate passes House Bill 18 on third reading, 18-8
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 18 on third reading by a vote of 18 to 8 during its session Thursday, Sept. 4, the presiding officer announced.
The Senate passed House Bill 18 on third reading by a vote of 18 to 8 during its session Thursday, Sept. 4, the presiding officer announced.
House Bill 18 "relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions in the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature in certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from the legislative session," was laid out on third reading and its caption was read aloud by the secretary. After the chair asked whether anyone wished to speak for or against the bill and none were recorded, a senator recognized by the chair moved final passage.
"Director Kerry will call the roll," the presiding officer said, and the roll produced a tally of 18 ayes and 8 nays. The presiding officer said, "The bill finally passes 18 to 8." The transcript does not record individual yea or nay votes by name; only the final tally was entered into the record.
Earlier in the session, the Dean of the Senate moved to excuse multiple members for matters of family or important business; the motion to excuse Senators Birdwell and West was recorded as adopted after the chair heard no objection. The Dean also moved to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal; the motion was adopted. The presiding officer announced the signing of Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 5 "in the presence of the Senate."
After the vote on House Bill 18, Senator Parker requested a short meeting of the caucus and members recessed. The presiding officer directed a 10-minute recess; the Dean of the Senate moved that the Senate stand in recess until 12:44 p.m., and the motion was adopted.
The record contains a small number of ambiguous or likely transcription errors (for example, an unclear line about a motion outcome and a phrasing that reads "concussions of the whole meeting"). Where the transcript is unclear, this article notes the record language rather than substituting unverified wording. The Senate was scheduled to reconvene at 12:44 p.m.
