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House reconsiders HJR 29 and ‘circles’ the legislators’ expense resolution for third reading
Summary
Representative Stevens moved to reconsider HJR 29, arguing the resolution affects joint/house rules and therefore requires a two-thirds vote; the House voted to reconsider and then voted to circle the resolution for a later third reading when additional members are present.
Representative Stevens moved the House to reconsider its action on HJR 29 (the legislators’ expense resolution), telling members the item falls within joint rules and therefore any change to house rules requires a two-thirds vote. Representative James questioned whether a two-thirds threshold applies to resolutions generally; Stevens and others clarified that while most resolutions require a simple majority, a change to the House rules recorded in the joint rules triggers the higher threshold and would need 50 votes to be binding.
The House approved the motion to reconsider and then voted to "circle" HJR 29, meaning the sponsor intends to place the resolution on the third-reading calendar later when more legislators are present to seek the higher threshold votes. The transcript records the procedural debate and the rulings on the required threshold but does not include the resolution text or the sponsor’s detailed justification for the expense changes.
