Order relative to establishing a temporary committee on rules
This bill (S 5) creates a temporary 9-member committee on rules to operate until a permanent committee is appointed. It specifies that 2 members will be chosen by the minority leader and establishes a subcommittee chaired by the vice chair to handle matters related to Chapter 250 of the 2024 acts. The order suspends Senate Rule 12 to allow this temporary structure to function. It directly affects Senate operations by defining internal committee procedures for handling specific legislative matters.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Last action Jan 6, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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1
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended and adopted
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
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Party
State
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P
Karen Spilka
DDemocratic
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