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Gotcha, thanks for the clarification.Jasonw560 wrote:The first thing is smething happening next week.
The second thing has nothing to do with the first. It's just John Woods' personal twitter account, which I thought we could all laugh at.
SB354 is on the intent calendar again for 4/18. Since Mr. Cotton put it on the bill status report, I don't think it is secret.baldeagle wrote:Care to give us non-Twitter types a bit more of a clue?
So I wonder who has come back over to the good side?hirundo82 wrote:SB354 is on the intent calendar again for 4/18. Since Mr. Cotton put it on the bill status report, I don't think it is secret.baldeagle wrote:Care to give us non-Twitter types a bit more of a clue?
Get those calls and faxes in to the senators today, this weekend, and Monday AM.
I see SB354 is also listed on the regular order of business for Monday. Does that obviate the need for a 2/3rds majority?austinrealtor wrote:So I wonder who has come back over to the good side?
I think it does. Bills must be read three times. Each reading must be on a separate day. Normally the Senate votes to suspend the rules, read the bill a second time, read it a third time and then vote on passage. The House does not do that. (Senator Whitmire routinely objects to suspending the rules on principle.) So I think what this means is that the bill will be read and debated on Monday. Then it will be placed on the Senate order of business later in the week and either passed or defeated.hirundo82 wrote:I see SB354 is also listed on the regular order of business for Monday. Does that obviate the need for a 2/3rds majority?austinrealtor wrote:So I wonder who has come back over to the good side?
So SB 354 is following the normally prescribed course of a bill rather than the usual Senate process of bypassing the normal order of business to get other bills moved to the front of the line. That means, if I understand it correctly, that a 2/3rds vote will not be required to get the bill considered.Senate rules require that bills and resolutions be listed on the regular order of business and be considered on second reading in the order in which committee reports on the measures are submitted to the senate. During a regular session, the senate adopts a further rule specifying that before a bill or joint resolution may be brought up for floor debate out of its regular order, notice of intent must be filed with the secretary of the senate by 3 p.m. on the last preceding calendar day the senate was in session. A senator may give notice on no more than three bills or resolutions before April 15 and on no more than five bills or resolutions on or after April 15. Senate rules direct the secretary of the senate to prepare a list of all legislation for which notice has been given. The list, called the Intent Calendar, must be made available to each senator and to the press not later than 6:30 p.m. on the day the notice is filed. No bill or resolution may be considered on its first day on the Intent Calendar, and a vote of two-thirds of the senators present is required before any of the measures listed on the Intent Calendar may be debated. The senate rules do not require measures to be brought up for consideration in the order listed on the Intent Calendar, and the senate routinely considers only a portion of those measures listed on the Intent Calendar for a given day. A senator must give notice from day to day for a measure that was not brought up for consideration to remain on the Intent Calendar. Any provision of the senate rule governing the Intent Calendar may be suspended by a vote of four-fifths of the members present.
I stand corrected.baldeagle wrote:I think it does. Bills must be read three times. Each reading must be on a separate day. Normally the Senate votes to suspend the rules, read the bill, read it a second time, read it a third time and then vote on passage. The House does not do that. (Senator Whitmire routinely objects to suspending the rules on principle.) So I think what this means is that the bill will be read and debated on Monday. Then it will be placed on the Senate order of business later in the week and either passed or defeated.hirundo82 wrote:I see SB354 is also listed on the regular order of business for Monday. Does that obviate the need for a 2/3rds majority?austinrealtor wrote:So I wonder who has come back over to the good side?
I'm sure Charles can clarify or refute me with his eyes closed and both hands tied behind his back.
baldeagle wrote:So SB 354 is following the normally prescribed course of a bill rather than the usual Senate process of bypassing the normal order of business to get other bills moved to the front of the line. That means, if I understand it correctly, that a 2/3rds vote will not be required to get the bill considered.
