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Senate circled House Bill 1008 and passed House Bill 1009; lawmakers approve drought emergency extension
Summary
In a brief morning session the Senate circled House Bill 1008 (bond authorization amendments), passed House Bill 1009 (Health Spa Services Protection Act amendments) on a 23-0 vote, and approved House Joint Resolution 101 extending a drought-related state of emergency, also 23-0; the body recessed to reconvene after an extraordinary session scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
The Senate reconvened and took up messages from the House before moving through several items on its calendar. Madam Secretary reported House passage of House Bill 1008 (bond authorization amendments, Rep. Schultz), House Bill 1009 (Health Spa Services Protection Act amendments, Rep. Schultz), House Joint Resolution 101 (extend state of emergency due to drought, Rep. Stratton), and House Bill 1007 (face-covering requirements, Rep. Peterson). The measures were placed at the bottom of the second-reading calendar.
Senators briefly addressed House Bill 1008, a bond-authorization measure. A senator moved to "circle" the bill—a procedural action that sets the item aside for later consideration—and the motion carried by voice vote; the chair announced, "The bill is circled." No substantive debate on H.B.1008 was recorded in the transcript.
Senator Bramble introduced House Bill 1009, saying the measure "addresses an oversight in the legislation" that prevented the assignment of a spa service contract when an address changed. Bramble waived summation and moved, under suspension of the rules, that H.B.1009 pass. The chamber conducted a roll-call vote; the presiding officer announced, "House Bill 1009, having received 23 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 6 being absent, passes this body," and the bill was signed by the president and returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
The Senate then took up House Joint Resolution 101, which Senator Hankins described as authorizing the governor to declare a state of emergency for drought so the state may access federal and other funds. After Hankins called the question, the Senate held a roll-call vote. The presiding officer announced that H.J.R.101 "having received 23 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 6 being absent, passes this body," and it was returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
With morning business complete, a senator moved that the Senate recess for the time needed to conduct a separate extraordinary session scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The motion carried and the chamber recessed for lunch; the Senate will reconvene after the extraordinary session at the time stated.
