House appoints committees to notify Senate and lieutenant governor, moves to adjourn sine die

The House of Representatives approved motions to authorize the Speaker to appoint committees to notify the lieutenant governor and the Senate that the House had completed its business and was prepared to adjourn sine die.

Representative Dee opened the procedural action, saying, "I would move that the House authorize the Speaker to appoint a committee to wait upon the governor to inform him that the House of Representatives has finished its business and is prepared to adjourn sine die." The Speaker called a voice vote; the motion was announced as passed.

The Speaker named Representative Lockhart, Representative Falk, and Representative Hemingway to the committee charged with waiting on the lieutenant governor. Shortly afterward, Representative Litvak moved a parallel motion: "I move that the House vote to authorize the Speaker to appoint a committee to wait upon the Senate and inform the honorable body that the House of Representatives has completed its business and is prepared to adjourn." That motion likewise passed on a voice vote, and the Speaker named Representative Julie Fischer, Representative Wynne, and Representative Hendrickson to the committee that will notify the Senate.

A member asked that Sandy Tenney be directed to read and advise on any minor corrections to The Daily House Journal and to certify the bound copy as an accurate record of proceedings for the first special session of the 50th Legislature. The Speaker said the body would wait for Representative Lockhart and Representative Fischer to return before proceeding with committee business.

Both committee-authorizing motions were adopted by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. The actions are procedural steps toward formally closing this special session and ensuring the session record is certified.