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R8Senate2025-2026 SessionResolution

Senate Committee Greets Assembly

Official title

“Directing the Temporary President to appoint a Committee of two to wait on the Assembly, informing them the Senate is ready to proceed with business”

Sponsor Andrea Stewart-CousinsSD-35
Status
Adopted
Impact
1/10
Minimal
Outcome
Adopted

What's happening

This resolution directs the Temporary President to appoint a two-member committee to notify the Assembly that the Senate is ready to begin business.

Why it matters

  1. Facilitates legislative coordination. by ensuring the Assembly is officially informed that the Senate is organized and ready to begin its work, which is a key step in starting the legislative session.

  2. Highlights the importance of formal procedures. in maintaining order and communication between the two legislative bodies, which helps prevent confusion or delays at the beginning of the session.

  3. Reflects traditions of legislative protocol. that reinforce the roles and responsibilities of leadership within the Senate, particularly the Temporary President’s authority to appoint members for ceremonial and procedural tasks.

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Senate Committee Greets Assembly

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Senator · Senate District 35

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History

  1. Adopted

Full text

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Senate Resolution No. 8 BY: Senator STEWART-COUSINS DIRECTING the Temporary President to appoint a Committee of two to wait upon the Assembly and inform that body that the Senate is Assembled and ready to proceed with business RESOLVED, That the Temporary President appoint a Committee of two comprised of Senator and Senator , for the purpose of waiting upon the Assembly and informing that body that the Senate is Assembled and ready to proceed with business.

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