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House floor motion seeks authorization to notify governor the legislature is ready to adjourn
Summary
A member moved that the Speaker be authorized to appoint a committee, together with a like Senate committee, to inform the governor the legislature had completed business and was prepared to adjourn; the transcript records the motion but no formal roll-call outcome.
On the House floor an unidentified member moved that the Speaker be authorized to appoint a committee to act with a like Senate committee to wait upon the governor and inform him the legislature had completed its business and was ready to adjourn.
The presiding officer invited questions; none were pursued in the excerpt. The motion was made on the floor but the transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote or its result in the provided excerpt. The presiding officer clarified members could leave for a meal while awaiting confirmation from the Senate and that they would finalize the motion when the chamber heard back from the Senate.
Separately, a member used a point of personal privilege to introduce and have the chamber recognize a visiting group of young political leaders from the Republic of the Philippines in the gallery; members stood and acknowledged the visitors. The procedural motion and delegation recognition were recorded as floor business in the closing minutes of the session.
