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House suspends rules to permit reconsideration of previously failed measures after contentious floor vote
Summary
A motion to suspend House rules to reconsider previously-failed bills drew objections and a lockout/quorum exchange but ultimately passed, setting reconsideration for next Tuesday. The episode highlighted procedural tension over bringing bills back after two failures.
Representative Reiser moved on the floor to suspend the rules to reconsider the vote on a previously-failed bill (HB 730) and associated measures. Representative Green objected to bringing a bill back a third time, citing the House rule that a bill failing twice cannot be brought up again without a rule suspension. The House proceeded to a roll-call sequence that included a brief quorum/lockout before the suspension vote passed.
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