04/18/1994 08:00 AM House STA

  HJR 53 - UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE/SESSION LIMIT                                
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY, under bills previously heard, opened HJR 53.                 
  He noted the committee did not have a quorum at the April 16                 
  meeting when it voted to move HJR 53 from committee.                         
  Therefore, for technical reasons, the vote would be taken                    
  again.                                                                       
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY asked for a motion to move HJR 53 with                        
  individual recommendations and attached House State Affairs                  
  Committee fiscal note.                                                       
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE HARLEY OLBERG so moved.                                       
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY asked the committee secretary to call the                     
  roll.                                                                        
                                                                               
  IN FAVOR:      REPRESENTATIVES VEZEY, G. DAVIS, OLBERG.                      
  OPPOSED:       REPRESENTATIVE KOTT.                                          
  ABSENT:        REPRESENTATIVES B. DAVIS, SANDERS, ULMER.                     
                                                                               
  MOTION FAILED                                                                
                                                                               
  Number 299                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS moved to rescind the committee's                     
  action on HJR 53, whereby it failed to pass it from                          
  committee.                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE KOTT objected.                                                
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY clarified the motion to rescind is not                        
  correct, as long as a motion to reconsider is available.                     
  Therefore, he ruled the motion to rescind out of order.                      
  REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS could move to reconsider.                            
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS moved to reconsider HJR 53.                          
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE KOTT said he maintained his objection.  He                    
  said he voted against moving HJR 53 from committee because                   
  it has two additional committee referrals, one of which is                   
  Judiciary.  Being so late into the session he assured the                    
  committee, as a member of Judiciary, HJR 53 would not be                     
  heard.  He emphasized Judiciary has already addressed the                    
  unicameral legislature and regular session length, therefore                 
  it would be frivolous for Judiciary to deal with the issue                   
  again.                                                                       
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY added he did not think "anyone at the table                   
  had illusions of HJR 53 becoming law."  The passage was a                    
  gesture on the committee's part.                                             
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS said he did not disagree with either                 
  REPRESENTATIVE KOTT or CHAIRMAN VEZEY; however, he wanted to                 
  be a part of supporting HJR 53 and moving it out of                          
  committee.                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY reiterated the motion to reconsider.  He                      
  asked the committee secretary to call the roll.                              
                                                                               
  IN FAVOR:      REPRESENTATIVES VEZEY, ULMER, G. DAVIS,                       
                 OLBERG.                                                       
  OPPOSED:       REPRESENTATIVE KOTT.                                          
  ABSENT:        REPRESENTATIVES B. DAVIS, SANDERS.                            
                                                                               
  MOTION PASSED