Representative Long presses Speaker on status of SF4067 gun-violence bill

Representative Long raised a parliamentary inquiry on the House floor on May 13, asking whether Senate File 4067, described in the record as a comprehensive gun-violence prevention package the Senate passed about 10 days earlier, would be released for action in the House before the end of the session. Long said that members had been told the bill was being held and asked whether a vote would be allowed.

The presiding officer responded to the inquiry that the bill "is being reviewed," and noted that bills must move through the committee process and cannot proceed while they are being held. Representative Long pressed whether the House would allow a vote before the end of session; the Speaker repeated that the bill was under review and that committee processing was required.

Following the exchange, Representative Niska moved a recess to the call of the Speaker; the motion was put to a voice vote and the House stood in recess on that motion. The transcript segments provided do not show further action on SF 4067, nor do they record a referral, release or a floor vote on the bill during the covered period.

The inquiry places a spotlight on the procedural status of SF 4067 and indicates at least some members' expectation that the House consider the Senate-passed package before adjournment; the available record reflects only the inquiry and the Speaker's statement that the bill was under review.