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House narrowly moves to reconsider HJR14 after procedural dispute over rescission
Summary
A motion to rescind a House action on HJR 14 was ruled out of order by the chair; members then pursued a motion to suspend the rules and reconsider, which passed by a narrow margin, allowing further debate on HJR 14.
Representative Hunter objected to the House’s recent handling of House Joint Resolution 14 and moved to rescind the chamber’s latest action, arguing two supporters were off the floor when a previous reconsideration occurred. The presiding chair ruled that a rescission of a failure was not in order and explained that a motion to reconsider would be the proper parliamentary remedy.
Members debated whether a motion to…
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