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Lawmaker moves to approve bundled bills after rules office finds measures constitutional
Summary
A lawmaker moved to approve a large bundle of House and Senate bills; Tim Fleming of the Rules Attorney's Office told members the measures were "constitutional and in proper form," and members approved the motion by voice vote, with the record noting one absence.
A lawmaker moved to approve a bundled set of House and Senate measures by mass motion, and the Rules Attorney's Office told members the bills were "constitutional and they're in proper form."
The unnamed lawmaker opened the action by reading a long list of measures aloud, including house bills "20 35, 20 41, 21 65, 26 15, 26 17, 28 68, 28 89, 29 68, 4,004, 40 25, 40 43, 41 36" and senate bills "10 23, 11 45, 12 42, 12 47." The mover identified the measures for a single mass motion rather than separate consideration.
Tim Fleming, of the Rules Attorney's Office, told the members his office had reviewed each measure subject to the mass motion and had no issues to identify. "They're constitutional and they're in proper form," he said, and offered to answer any questions.
Members responded during a voice vote with a series of "Aye" responses called in the chamber; the transcript records named responses as the roll/voice proceeded. The record includes the phrase "Numbers by your voice, 7908," and notes one member absent. The motion was carried and the meeting adjourned.
No additional debate, amendments, or recorded 'no' votes appear in the provided transcript. The action as recorded was procedural: the body accepted the rules office opinion and approved the bundled measures by voice vote. The transcript does not specify who seconded the motion, nor does it provide a clear numeric breakdown of yes/no/abstain votes beyond the quoted voice-tally phrase.
