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Assembly adopts special rule to route special-session bills to Rules Committee over objections
Summary
The Assembly adopted a resolution, filed in the transcript as Assembly number 2 by Peoples Stokes, to have bills introduced during the extraordinary session considered by the Rules Committee rather than referred to standing committees; an Assemblymember on the floor objected that no bill numbers were available and urged colleagues to vote against the measure.
The Assembly voted to adopt a resolution establishing special procedures for the extraordinary session that route bills introduced in special session to the Rules Committee rather than to regular standing committees.
The clerk read 'Assembly number 2' and identified the filing by Peoples Stokes; the read text described a process that would bypass some standing committees and instead require consideration by the Rules Committee before bills reach the Assembly floor.
On the floor, Assemblymember Nadeau criticized the approach as short-circuiting the committee process and said the body would be deprived of the committees’ expertise. He cited examples of bills he said would normally go to codes or judiciary committees — including bills referenced in the read materials as addressing the rights of individuals to carry firearms and pistol-permit processes — and said, "No assembly bill numbers have yet been provided," urging colleagues to reject the resolution. "For that reason, I would recommend to my colleagues that they vote against this resolution," he said.
Despite the objection, the clerk reported the vote and the Speaker announced the resolution was adopted. The transcript does not record a clear, consistent roll-call tally in the lines provided; the clerk’s spoken vote numbers in the transcript are not unambiguous.
The transcript records that members were told to be prepared for further floor action later the same day; the House then stood at ease.
