Senator requests reconsideration of SB 2017; Senate schedules meetings and recesses until 5 p.m.

Senator Turner Ford rose to request a motion to reconsider item number 1 on yesterday’s calendar, Senate Bill 2017, titled in the transcript as 'various obsolete commissions repealed.' The clerk read the bill title on the chamber floor; the transcript records the request but does not record a recorded vote or final disposition of the motion to reconsider.

The clerk announced committee meeting times for Finance (10:30 a.m., Room 216) and Appropriations subcommittees (1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Rooms 210 and 216), with Appropriations Subcommittee 2 also scheduled to meet Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. The president additionally noted that approximately 458 bills had been filed in the file room and urged senators to review bills assigned to their committees.

Late in the session, Senator Blackwell moved that the Senate stand in recess until 5 p.m., at which time the journal would reflect that the Senate adjourns until 10 a.m. the following day. The motion passed by voice vote and the Senate recessed.

Why it matters: A motion to reconsider can change the legislative path of a bill by reopening debate or bringing it back for a vote; the transcript logs the request but not the result. Committee scheduling and the posted number of filed bills indicate active committee work ahead.

What’s next: The clerks’ and the official Senate journal records should be consulted for the formal disposition of the motion to reconsider and for any subsequent actions on SB 2017.