Senate refers four bills to committees under Rule 31, then adjourns to May 7

An unidentified senator announced the referral of four bills to committee under Senate Rule 31 and then declared the chamber adjourned until Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 10 a.m.

The senator opened by asking for a moment of silence, saying, “Pursuant to senate rule 8, my colleague Lamont has to work. He's joining me in a moment of silence.” He then read the list of bills set for reference under Rule 31 and identified the committees to which they were sent.

Among the measures the senator named was H55, which he described as relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance benefits and said was referred to the Finance Committee. He also announced H780, saying it relates to judicial nominations and appointments and affects state expenditures and would proceed under appropriations review. The senator introduced A876 (transcribed in the record as “Agent 876”), noting it would amend corrections laws and involve state spending, and A887 (transcribed as “age 887”), which he said would address homestead property tax yields, non-homestead rates and policy changes touching education, finance and taxation; both were referred to the Appropriations Committee under Rule 31.

The senator made a brief procedural reference to Rule 9 and then concluded business by stating, “The senate is now declared in, adjourned until Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10 AM.”

There were no recorded motions, votes, or debates on the measures in the provided transcript. The next scheduled sitting, according to the adjournment declaration, is Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 10 a.m.