The House convened at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the Speaker presiding.
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Michele Bradley, followed by the Pledge
of Allegiance led by House pages Kayla Fritz and Mallory Schaefer.
Roll Call: All members present except Reps. Bradford and Sebert who were excused.
The Committee on Legislative Procedure respectfully reports that the Chief Clerk of the
House has had under consideration the House Journal of the second day.
All errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for
correction.
And we hereby move the adoption of the report.
Rep. Rhoden moved that a committee of three be appointed relative to the House rules for
the Eightieth Legislative Session.
Which motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee Reps. Michels,
Rhoden, and Hargens.
Rep. Rhoden moved that when we adjourn today, we adjourn to convene at 1:00 p.m. on
Friday, January 14th, the 4th legislative day.
Which motion prevailed.
There being no objection, the House reverted to Order of Business No. 6.
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed on joint rules respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration the joint rules and recommends that the joint rules of the Seventy-ninth
Legislative Session be adopted as the joint rules of the Eightieth Legislative Session with the
following changes:
8-1. Appointment and composition of conference committees. In every case of
disagreement between the two houses, if either house requests a conference and
appoints a committee for that purpose, the other house shall appoint a committee to
confer with a like committee of the other house upon the subject of the disagreement,
and to report back to its house of appointment. Each conference committee shall
consist of three members of each house. The members from the House of
Representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the House and the members from
the Senate shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and shall be
appointed by the presiding officer of the two houses. Insofar as possible, members
appointed to conference committees shall be representative of the decision within the
house upon the issue under consideration.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Matthew Michels Lee Schoenbeck
Larry Rhoden Eric Bogue
Dale Hargens Garry Moore
House Committee Senate Committee
Also MR. SPEAKER:
Your Select Committee appointed on House rules respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration the House rules and recommends that the temporary House rules
become the permanent House rules of the Eightieth Legislative Session with the following
exception:
Repeal the following House Rules from the Manual of the Legislature
H2-2...Speaker's power to maintain order. The speaker may have any member
of the House temporarily removed in order to preserve order and decorum.
H2-3...Disciplinary committee regarding misconduct. Either upon written
motion from the floor or a written complaint of disorderly conduct of any member
filed with the speaker by any two members and made within two legislative days
following the alleged misconduct, the speaker may appoint a disciplinary
committee for purposes of receiving testimony and evidence regarding the alleged
misconduct. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the
body within three legislative days following the appointment of the committee.
The committee may dismiss the complaint or in addition to, or in lieu of, expulsion
under Joint Rule 1-11, recommend appropriate sanctions, including but not limited
to, restricting or withholding a member's speaking privileges on the floor for a
reasonable period of time, direct that an apology be made to the body, issue an oral
or written reprimand, or issue such other punishment as the committee deems
appropriate. The committee report setting forth such recommendation may not be
amended but shall be subject to the approval of a majority vote of the
members-elect.
Respectfully submitted
Matthew Michels
Larry Rhoden
Dale Hargens
House Committee
Rep. Rhoden moved that the report of the Joint-Select Committee relative to the
compensation for the elected and appointed officers and employees for the Eightieth
Legislative Session as found on page 35 of the House Journal be adopted.
The question being on Rep. Rhoden's motion that the report of the Joint-Select
Committee relative to the compensation for the elected and appointed officers and
employees for the Eightieth Legislative Session as found on page 35 of House Journal be
adopted.
And the roll being called:
Yeas 68, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0
Yeas:
Boomgarden; Brunner; Buckingham; Cutler; Davis; Deadrick; Dennert; Dykstra; Elliott;
Faehn; Frost; Fryslie; Garnos; Gassman; Gillespie; Glenski; Glover; Hackl; Haley;
Halverson; Hanks; Hargens; Haverly; Heineman; Hennies; Hills; Howie; Hunhoff; Hunt;
Jensen; Jerke; Klaudt; Koistinen; Kraus; Krebs; Kroger; Lange; McCoy; McLaughlin;
Miles; Murschel; Nelson; Novstrup; O'Brien; Olson (Ryan); Pederson, (Gordon); Peters;
Putnam; Rausch; Rave; Rhoden; Roberts; Rounds; Schafer; Sigdestad; Street; Thompson;
Tidemann; Tornow; Turbiville; Valandra; Van Etten; Van Norman; Vehle; Weems; Wick;
Willadsen; Speaker Michels
Excused:
Bradford; Sebert
Rep. Rave moved that the report of the Joint-Select Committee relative to legislative
printing and distribution of bills and journals for the Eightieth Legislative Session as found
on pages 36 and 37 of the House Journal be adopted.
Which motion prevailed and the report was adopted.
HB 1065
Introduced by:
Representatives Dykstra and Gillespie and Senator Broderick
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
appropriate money to the Dakota Valley school
district.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
HB 1066
Introduced by:
Representatives Putnam, Buckingham, Hargens, Michels,
Rhoden, and Rounds and Senators Apa, Abdallah, Broderick, Moore, and Schoenbeck
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
increase the amount of money authorized to
contract for the construction of a law enforcement training academy, a criminal forensic
laboratory, and a criminal justice and emergency operations center building, to remove the
effective date for bonding, to increase the bonding authority, and to declare an emergency.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Rep. Pederson moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion prevailed and at
2:14 p.m. the House adjourned.