972 on Senate "Regular Order of Business"

[Owens]

Looks like it could come for a senate vote today ...If I read this right.

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83 ... 130516.htm

[RoyGBiv]

Holy bovine... That looks like a busy day.

[Charles L. Cotton]

Here is a copy of my post on another thread explaining that the "Regular Order of Business" calendar means nothing. It will be coming up for debate only when it appears on the Intent Calendar. Even then it must get 21 votes to be heard.

Chas.

The Regular Order of Business Calendar is never used. The 21 vote rule in the Senate requires 21 votes to suspend the regular order of business and take something out of order. Since they never work off the Regular Order of Business Calendar, nothing comes to the floor unless it has 21 votes to debate it. In other words, every bill that is considered in the Senate is taken "out of order."

I was worried that my reporting sources missed something and that the bill status page was wrong. SB481 shows to have been placed on the Intent Calendar twice, meaning the author intended to move to suspend the regular order of business to consider SB481. Sen. Hinojosa withdrew it, and it hasn't been placed back on the Intent Calendar.

Thanks,
Chas.

[Owens]

Just caught that and was about to post your excellent info. Thanks Charles.

[cmwoodruff]

My favorite...

HCR 102 (LC) Miller, Doug SP: Fraser

Designating peach cobbler as the official cobbler of Texas.

Keep up the good fight!

[JJVP]

My favorite...

HCR 102 (LC) Miller, Doug SP: Fraser

Designating peach cobbler as the official cobbler of Texas.

Keep up the good fight!

Thank God. That took a load out of my mind. Always wondered what was the official cobbler of TX. Glad the legislature addressed this important issue. Not like they had anything more important to vote on, you know, like Campus Carry, Open Carry, etc. Keep up the good work. We could not live without your wisdom.

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[JALLEN]

My favorite...

HCR 102 (LC) Miller, Doug SP: Fraser

Designating peach cobbler as the official cobbler of Texas.

Keep up the good fight!

Thank God. That took a load out of my mind. Always wondered what was the official cobbler of TX. Glad the legislature addressed this important issue. Not like they had anything more important to vote on, you know, like Campus Carry, Open Carry, etc. Keep up the good work. We could not live without your wisdom.

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You didn't realize that the Texas Legislature was the inspiration for the Comedy Channel? Maybe Trivial Pursuit as well.....

When I was at UT, a long, long time ago, someone introduced a bill that would have allowed anyone who had completed 2 years of law school and served 2 terms in the Legislature to practice law without having to take the bar exam. This could have applied to no one other than then Speaker Ben Barnes. A week or so later, a bill was introduced to allow a graduate of a Texas high school with at least a "B" in chemistry and biology to practice medicine.

Who can forget the famous "SO" Bees of story, song and verse?

[baldeagle]

Here is a copy of my post on another thread explaining that the "Regular Order of Business" calendar means nothing. It will be coming up for debate only when it appears on the Intent Calendar. Even then it must get 21 votes to be heard.

Chas.

The Regular Order of Business Calendar is never used. The 21 vote rule in the Senate requires 21 votes to suspend the regular order of business and take something out of order. Since they never work off the Regular Order of Business Calendar, nothing comes to the floor unless it has 21 votes to debate it. In other words, every bill that is considered in the Senate is taken "out of order."

I was worried that my reporting sources missed something and that the bill status page was wrong. SB481 shows to have been placed on the Intent Calendar twice, meaning the author intended to move to suspend the regular order of business to consider SB481. Sen. Hinojosa withdrew it, and it hasn't been placed back on the Intent Calendar.

Thanks,
Chas.

Of course this begs the question, Charles, why bother having a Regular Order of Business Calendar if the regular order of business is to simply ignore it?