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House resolves committee of the whole and adjourns sine die
Summary
The House approved a motion to resolve the committee of the whole and later passed a motion to adjourn sine die after brief floor proceedings. Representative Curtis moved both motions; the transcript does not include vote tallies or a roll call.
The House moved quickly through two procedural actions on the floor: members voted to resolve the committee of the whole and later passed a motion to adjourn sine die, closing the session.
Representative Curtis moved to "resolve committee of the whole," and the presiding officer called for discussion, recorded no debate and called for the ayes. The presiding officer declared, "Motion passes," though the transcript provides no numerical vote tally or roll-call evidence.
Why it matters: resolving the committee of the whole returns business to the regular floor for final action or closure; adjourning sine die ends the session without scheduling a return date, concluding the body's business until officially reconvened.
After the first motion, a floor member noted they were waiting for Representative Mascaro and reported to the presiding officer that they had "reported to them that we have adjourned" to the Senate; the presiding officer thanked the member for the communication. Shortly afterward the presiding officer asked for a motion to adjourn. Representative Curtis moved, "I would move that we adjourn sine die." The presiding officer called for the ayes and nays, the transcript records an "Aye," and the presiding officer again stated, "Motion passes." The record does not include named vote counts or a roll-call vote.
The House then stood adjourned after the presiding officer announced, "The house will stand in adjournment." The transcript contains minor transcription variants of the Latin phrase (rendered in the record as "sign die" and "santa die"); this article uses the standard legal spelling "sine die." The transcript does not provide a timestamp, numerical vote tallies, or additional debate.
Reported quotations in this article are taken verbatim from the floor transcript: "I would move that we resolve committee of the whole" and "I would move that we adjourn sine die," both recorded as spoken by Representative Curtis in the floor exchange. The transcript's passages that read "Motion passes" and the presiding officer's announcement that "The house will stand in adjournment" are also quoted as recorded.
No bills, ordinances, or substantive policy matters are recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the text documents only procedural floor motions and the final adjournment.
