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House of Representatives recesses for party caucuses after morning proceedings
Summary
After an invocation and brief announcements, Representative Kauffman moved that the House recess until both party caucuses conclude; the motion was adopted by voice vote. Caucus times were announced for each party before the recess.
The House of Representatives recessed after Representative Kauffman moved that the chamber pause proceedings "until the conclusion of both party caucuses." The motion was adopted by voice vote and the chair declared the House in recess.
The morning session opened with an invocation offered by Representative Henderson of Woodbury, who prayed for wisdom for the chamber's leadership. The Pledge of Allegiance was then led by Lauren Holm of Sioux Rapids.
During routine announcements, the chair recognized the representative from Polk (Rep. Meyer), who announced that Democrats would caucus at 9:30 a.m. in Room 19. Representative Kauffman announced that Republicans would caucus at 9:30 a.m. in Room 103 and then made the motion to recess. "I move the house recess until the conclusion of both party caucuses," Kauffman said. The chair then asked if there was any further business, put the question to a voice vote and declared, "The house is in recess."
The motion to recess was taken by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The recess was described as lasting "until the conclusion of both party caucuses," with no specific end time noted in the proceedings.
