Joint Legislative Procedure

Committee Agenda

Committee: Joint Legislative Procedure
Room: Room 414
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM-9:15 AM

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Senators Karr, Deibert, Larson, Mehlhaff, Perry, Peterson (Sue), and Pischke and Representatives Hansen, Healy, Jamison, Lems, Mulally, Odenbach, and Overweg

1. Call to order; Determination of Quorum

2. Consideration of permanent Joint Rules for the 2026 Legislative Session

3. Adjourn

/s/ CHRIS KARR

Chris Karr, Chair

Roll Call

Present: Rep. Healy, Rep. Jamison, Rep. Mulally, Rep. Odenbach, Rep. Overweg, Rep. Lems, Sen. Deibert, Sen. Larson, Sen. Peterson (Sue), Sen. Pischke, Sen. Perry, Sen. Mehlhaff, Rep. Hansen, and Sen. Karr

The meeting was called to order by Senator Karr

Hearing of Joint Rules Amendment A

Presented by: Jacob Carlson, Legislative Research Council

MOTION: AMEND Joint RULES

Joint Rules Amendment A

Section 1. That JR4-1 be AMENDED:

4-1. Daily order of business. After call to order, the daily order of business shall be as follows:

(1) Prayer by the chaplain and pledge of allegiance;

(2) Roll call and determination of a quorum;

(3) Approval of the journal;

(4) Communications and petitions;

(5) Reports of standing committees;

(6) Reports of select committees;

(7) Messages from the other house;

(8) Motions and resolutions;

(9) Consideration of committee reports;

(10) Introduction, first reading and reference of bills and joint resolutions originating in the house;

(11) First reading and reference of bills and joint resolutions originating in the other house;

(12) Second reading of consent calendar bills and resolutions;

(13) Second reading of bills and joint resolutions originating in the house;

(14) Second reading of bills and joint resolutions originating in the other house;

(15) Announcements.

To revert to an old order of business or to pass to a new order of business requires a majority vote of the members present. The presiding officer of the floor session may change the order of business unless a member objects to the change. If a member objects to changing the order of business, the chamber may by motion, approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of members present, revert to a previous order of business or proceed to a further order of business.

Any message or communication from the Governor or other state officer may be received at any time.

Moved by: Hansen

Second by: Pischke

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (14-0-0-0)

Voting Yes: Healy, Jamison, Mulally, Odenbach, Overweg, Lems, Deibert, Larson, Peterson (Sue), Pischke, Perry, Mehlhaff, Hansen, and Karr

Hearing of Joint Rules Amendment B

Presented by: Jacob Carlson, Legislative Research Council

MOTION: AMEND Joint RULES

Joint Rules Amendment B

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to Joint Rules Chapter 5:

5-13.2. Motion for reconsideration on last day to move bills. On the last day to move a bill or joint resolution out of the house of origin, as established in Joint Rules chapter 17, any member who has given notice of intent to move for reconsideration must make the motion to reconsider at a time before the conclusion of business on that day. The motion to reconsider may be made at any time before adjournment.

Moved by: Hansen

Second by: Perry

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (14-0-0-0)

Voting Yes: Healy, Jamison, Mulally, Odenbach, Overweg, Lems, Deibert, Larson, Peterson (Sue), Pischke, Perry, Mehlhaff, Hansen, and Karr

Hearing of Joint Rules Amendment C

Presented by: Jacob Carlson, Legislative Research Council

MOTION: AMEND Joint RULES

Joint Rules Amendment C

Section 1. That JR7-19 be AMENDED:

7-19. Motion to take from the table or to reconsider the bill. Whenever any bill or resolution is laid on the table or deferred to a day certain beyond sine die, it requires a majority vote of the committee members-elect to take it from the table or to reconsider the bill or resolution which was deferred or recall a bill. Notwithstanding Joint Rule 7-19.1, a motion to recall a bill or resolution from a day certain beyond sine die or take a bill or resolution from the table requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect of the committee. The motion to take from the table or to reconsider recall is debatable.

If a committee adopts a motion to recall a bill or resolution from a day certain beyond sine die or take a bill or resolution from the table pursuant to this section and the committee does not establish by motion the date to which consideration of the bill is deferred, the chair of the committee must schedule the bill or resolution for consideration before the required deadline to deliver the bill or resolution to the floor, pursuant to Joint Rules chapter 17.

Except as provided in Joint Rule 7-19.1, a member may not make a motion to take from the table or recall a bill from a day certain beyond sine die, on the last day for a committee to deliver a bill or resolution:

(1) To the floor of the house of origin, as established in Join Rules chapter 17; or

(2) To the floor of the second house, as established in Join Rules chapter 17.

Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to Joint Rules Chapter 7:

7-19.1. Motion to take from the table or recall a bill and consider immediately. If a bill or resolution has been laid on the table or has been deferred to a day certain beyond sine die, a member may make motion to recall a bill or resolution from a day certain beyond sine die or take a bill or resolution from the table and immediately consider the bill, pursuant to Joint Rule 7-1.5. A motion made pursuant to this section requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members-elect of the committee.

A motion made pursuant to this section is debatable.

Moved by: Hansen

Second by: Deibert

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (14-0-0-0)

Voting Yes: Healy, Jamison, Mulally, Odenbach, Overweg, Lems, Deibert, Larson, Peterson (Sue), Pischke, Perry, Mehlhaff, Hansen, and Karr

Hearing of Joint Rules Amendment H

Presented by: Representative Tina Mulally

Proponents: Representative Dylan Jordan

Section 1. That JR13-1 be AMENDED:

13-1. Consent calendar recommendations by standing committees. Each standing committee may report an uncontested bill or resolution out of committee with the recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

As used in this rule, an "uncontested bill or resolution" is any bill or resolution, except a revenue measure, which receives:

(1) Received a do-pass or do-pass-as-amended recommendation from the committee to which it is referred, by unanimous vote of the members present; and

(2) Did not have any individual testify in opposition to the version of the bill receiving the recommendation of do pass or do pass as amended.

FAILED FOR LACK OF A MOTION TO ADOPT

Motion: That the Joint Rules of the One-Hundredth Legislative Session, as amended, be adopted as the Joint Rules of the One Hundred-First Legislative Session

Moved by: Hansen

Second by: Mehlhaff

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (13-1-0-0)

Voting Yes: Healy, Jamison, Odenbach, Overweg, Lems, Deibert, Larson, Peterson (Sue), Pischke, Perry, Mehlhaff, Hansen, and Karr

Voting No: Mulally

MOTION: ADJOURN

Moved by: Hansen

Second by: Deibert

Action: Prevailed by voice vote

Rachael Person, Committee Secretary

/s/ CHRIS KARR

Chris Karr, Chair