Senate lists three bills for referral under appropriations rule and adjourns for lack of quorum

The presiding Unidentified Speaker called the Senate to order, requested a moment of silence and announced that three bills were being presented for referral under Senate Rule 31 because they "affect[] or carr[y] an appropriation or requir[e] an expenditure of funds." The bills identified were S 163, S 192 and S 213.

S 163 was described as "an act relating to establishing 2 superior judge positions," S 192 as "an act relating to forensic facility admissions criteria and processes," and S 213 as "an act relating to the regulation of wetlands, river corridor, development, and dam safety." The presiding officer presented the three measures for referral but the transcript contains no record of a motion, second, vote, or committee assignment in this session.

Under Senate Rule 9, the presiding Unidentified Speaker said that, "in the absence of a quorum, the senate . . . adjourn[s] until Tuesday" and set the next meeting for Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. The session ended without further business recorded in the transcript.

No sponsors, motioners, or vote tallies for the three bills were identified in the recorded remarks. Details such as committee referrals, fiscal notes, or scheduled hearings for S 163, S 192 and S 213 were not provided in the transcript and are not specified here.

The brief session thus served to announce the three measures and to adjourn; next procedural steps (committee referral, fiscal analysis or scheduling of hearings) were not recorded in the provided transcript.