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Joint Order, Ordered, The House Concurring, That When The Senate And House Adjourn, They Do So Until Tuesday, April 8, 2025, At 10:00 In The Morning, Or Until The Call Of The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House, Respectively.

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Teresa Pierce

Proposes a joint adjournment of the House and Senate until April 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM, with leaders able to call an earlier reconvening, pausing hearings and bill work.

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Bill Summary · SP 600

Summary of SP 600 — Joint Order (Adjournment Through April 8, 2025)

Overview

SP 600 is a joint resolution titled “Joint Order, Ordered, The House Concurring, That When The Senate And House Adjourn, They Do So Until Tuesday, April 8, 2025, At 10:00 In The Morning, Or Until The Call Of The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House, Respectively.” The measure proposes a recess of both chambers to reconvene on April 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM, unless the presiding officers call a sooner session.

  • Bill Type: Joint resolution (joint order)
  • Introduced: April 3, 2025
  • Status: Not Presented (i.e., not yet acted upon on the floor)
  • Legislative Action (as of record): 2025-04-03 — Not Presented

Purpose and Intent

  • Establish a temporary adjournment for both chambers and set a specific reconvening date/time.
  • Provide a mechanism for an earlier return if the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House issues a call to reconvene before the scheduled date.

Key Provisions

  • The Senate and House, by a joint order concurrence, would adjourn and reconvene on:
    • Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM
    • Or sooner if the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House calls for a session
  • The adjournment end date is tied to the stated date/time or to the call by the presiding officers, whichever occurs first.
  • The language indicates concurrent approval by both chambers (house concurrence with the Senate’s order).

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Legislative Members: Senators and Representatives would observe the recess and planned reconvening.
  • Legislative Staff and Committees: Scheduling, hearings, and bill processing would pause until reconvening.
  • Legislation and Deadlines: Pending bills, committee work, and potential fiscal or policy deadlines could be delayed or rescheduled.
  • General Public/Stakeholders: Those tracking legislation or seeking testimony may experience a temporary pause in legislative activity.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Status Note: Not Presented — indicates the measure has not yet been brought to the floor for debate or voting.
  • Next Steps: If advanced, the bill would require floor passage in both chambers and likely final approval/signature per the applicable constitutional process, after which the adjournment would take effect on the stated date/time.

Additional Observations

  • No fiscal or dollar amounts are specified in the available text.
  • The precise effect depends on whether the chambers adopt the joint order and whether the call to reconvene is issued earlier by the presiding officers.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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