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Senate votes to recess until 9 p.m.
Summary
The Senate approved a motion to recess until 9 p.m. after the senator from Chittenden said the House had not provided anything "actionable." The chamber recessed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
The Senate voted to recess until 9 p.m. after the senator from Chittenden moved for a pause in proceedings, saying the House had not yet provided anything the chamber could act on.
The senator from Chittenden said, "I would move that we stand in recess until 9 PM," explaining that, without actionable material from the House, a short recess was needed. The presiding officer asked senators if they were "ready for the question," took a voice vote and declared, "The ayes have it." No roll-call vote or tally was recorded in the transcript.
The motion was carried by voice vote and the presiding officer declared the Senate would stand in recess until 9 p.m., pausing business while members awaited additional information from the House. The record does not show a seconder or any recorded dissent; the exact vote tally was not specified.
The Senate will reconvene at 9 p.m. to resume its agenda.
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