House adopts rules committee report, places substitutes for HJR12 and HGR13 on third‑reading calendar and recesses

The House accepted the rules committee—ommittee report and advanced substitute measures for future consideration, then recessed briefly ahead of the State of the Judiciary.

Representative Wayne Harper, chair of the Rules Committee, presented the standing committee report recommending that HJR12 (a joint rules change resolution) be replaced by a second substitute and that HGR13 be replaced by a first substitute to implement legislative compensation joint rules changes. "I move adoption of the rule standing committee report," Harper said, moving the report onto the floor for a vote.

The presiding officer called for discussion, heard none, and the motion passed by voice vote. The presiding officer then announced that the second substitute for HDR12 and the first substitute for HDR13 were read for the second time and placed on the bottom of the third‑reading calendar for future action.

Earlier in the session the presiding officer introduced full‑time legislative staff by name, including Sandy Tenney as Chief Clerk, Kathy Jackson as Administrative Assistant, Emily Burdesen as the speaker—s assistant, Joe Pyra as Chief Deputy, and Rhoda, the minority caucus administrative assistant. Members also received a member PIN for the 2011–2012 term and were invited to sign an oath‑of‑office book by district line, a new tradition the chamber is introducing.

With a few minutes before the scheduled State of the Judiciary, Representative Gee moved that the body "saunter for 10 minutes" to recess briefly. The motion passed by voice vote and the chamber recessed pending the arrival of the Chief Justice and other members of the Supreme Court.

Votes at a glance: The motion to adopt the rules committee report passed by voice vote (no recorded roll call). The motion to recess for 10 minutes passed by voice vote (no recorded roll call).