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Senate sets interim bill‑filing deadlines, suspends Rule 25 to accommodate weather-related schedule
Summary
The Senate suspended Rule 25 and set an interim process: electronic submissions to legal services by noon Thursday, Jan. 29, and formal filing with the clerk by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2; members raised questions about coordination with the House and legal-services capacity.
Leader Johnson moved to suspend Senate Rule 25 and set a temporary bill‑filing schedule while the chamber is not in session next week. "All proposed senate legislation must be electronically submitted to the office of legal services for drafting by noon next Thursday, January 29, and then filed with the senate clerk by 5PM, Monday, February 2," Johnson said on the floor.
Members pressed for detail about whether the House schedule would align and about potential workload for legal services. Chairman Watson and others asked whether legal services could be overwhelmed; Johnson said legal services would be working remotely and suggested sponsors use caption or placeholder drafts when substantive language requires more time. The suspension of the rule and the filing schedule were adopted by voice vote.
