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House suspends rules to introduce more than 100 bills by number
Summary
The House voted to suspend its rules to allow first readings of more than 100 bills by number only; bills were referred to standing committees (Judiciary, Ways and Means, Environment and Energy, Human Services, Corrections and Institutions, etc.).
The House voted to suspend its rules and allow first readings of bills by number only, a procedural move that cleared the way for more than 100 bill numbers to be read into the record and referred to standing committees.
At the presiding officer's request, a representative moved to suspend the rules to permit numbered introductions. The motion passed after an oral vote of "ayes." The clerk then read a long list of House bills (examples included H524'H625) and announced committee referrals to panels such as Judiciary, Ways and Means, Environment and Energy, Human Services, Commerce and Economic Development, Corrections and Institutions, and General and Housing.
The bulk introductions do not indicate committee actions beyond referral; no debates on the substance of the listed bills occurred during the reading. The House completed its orders of the day after the readings and moved on to other announcements and votes.
