Unidentified legislative chamber passes SCR 7, refers it to the other chamber

An unidentified legislative body recorded the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 on a recorded voice roll call, with 24 ayes, no nays and five members absent, the presiding speaker announced. The presiding speaker declared, “The bill passes,” and the measure was referred to the other chamber without further action.

The vote was taken after a sequence of name calls and affirmative responses in the chamber. Unidentified Speaker (S2) read a list of members that included Cindy Barlow, Barton, Beatty, Black, Funnel, Carling, Cornaby, Harley, Finlayson, Fordham, Hilliard, Holmgren, Levitt, McAllister, McMullen, Tempest and Swan; the responses recorded during the roll call were predominantly “Aye.” Unidentified Speaker (S1) later summarized the result: “SCR 7 shows 24 eyes, no nays, 5 being absent.”

Following the tally, a member asked whether the measure would proceed to the other chamber. Unidentified Speaker (S1) replied, “We refer to the house without further action,” indicating the resolution will be transmitted without additional steps in the originating chamber. No debate on the measure’s substance is recorded in the transcript provided.

After completing business, the presiding speaker moved to adjourn until 10:00 a.m. the following day. The chamber approved that motion; the presiding speaker said, “Motion carries. We'll adjourn.”

The immediate procedural outcome is that SCR 7 is passed in this chamber and will be forwarded to the other legislative chamber for consideration. The transcript does not record the text of SCR 7 or any substantive debate on its provisions; details about the resolution’s content and the identities of the five absent members were not specified in the provided transcript.