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House adopts resolution creating ad hoc committee to review complaint in 53rd District
Summary
The Tennessee House adopted House Resolution 5 to create an ad hoc committee to receive and review a complaint filed by Ruben Dockery concerning the 53rd Representative District after suspending the rules for immediate consideration.
The Tennessee House adopted House Resolution 5 on immediate consideration, creating an ad hoc committee to receive and review a complaint filed by Ruben Dockery concerning the 53rd Representative District. Speaker Pro Tem Tim Marsh moved to suspend the rules for immediate introduction and consideration of HR 5; the clerk read the caption and members then voted to adopt the resolution.
"I move adoption of HR number 5," Speaker Pro Tem Marsh said during floor proceedings. The speaker announced the resolution adopted following the voice vote.
The resolution’s caption, as read on the floor, directs the ad hoc committee to receive and review the complaint filed by Ruben Dockery with respect to the 53rd Representative District. The transcript does not record debate on the substance of the complaint or identify the committee membership or timeline for the committee’s review.
There was an objection when members first moved to suspend the rules, but the motion to suspend the rules carried and the resolution was adopted later in the floor sequence. The record does not show a further floor vote tally for committee appointments or next steps; those procedural details were not specified in the transcript.
The adoption came amid routine business that also included passage of the consent calendar and multiple motions to withdraw house bills from committee. The House then stood recessed until 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
