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Representative questions why Senate File 3619 (Operation Metro Surge) was not released; members raise procedural points
Summary
Representative Long asked the Speaker to locate Senate File 3619, a comprehensive 'Operation Metro Surge' package; the chair said the bills were still under review and members exchanged points of order before recess.
Representative Long raised a parliamentary inquiry on the floor asking for the location and status of Senate File 3619, described in the transcript as a comprehensive package regarding "Operation Metro Surge" and gun-violence response. He told the Speaker: "It has been 6 days since the Senate passed Senate fall. 36 99 ... I'm wondering if you can inform us as to the location of Senate file. 36 19."
The Speaker responded that those bills were "still being reviewed." The exchange continued with repeated parliamentary inquiries and at least one point of order; the transcript records back-and-forth procedural objections and clarifications from multiple members. Representative Niska then moved a recess to caucus and to call the Speaker, the motion passed on a voice vote, and the House stood in recess.
The parliamentary inquiry centers on whether the House leadership had held or not released certain Senate-passed measures for consideration on the floor; the chair’s response was procedural (bills under review) rather than substantive. The transcript does not record a formal ruling resolving Representative Long’s concern before recess.
