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Amendment to remove charges for dates without roll call fails
Summary
A proposal to eliminate assessments tied to dates when no roll call was recorded (Aug. 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 16) failed after members said no official record existed for those dates.
Ms. Cole moved to strike any assessment for the specific dates where she said the journal contained no roll calls — Aug. 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 16 — arguing that without a roll call there is no official record of who was present or absent. The clerk called the roll on the amendment and the motion did not carry; the chair announced the amendment failed (5-6).
Ms. Cole referenced House Rule commentary and past committee precedent to support her position that absent official records the chair lacks a factual basis to impose individualized fines. The committee then moved to consider further amendments.
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