Back to the House chief clerk - she reads more quickly than lawmakers…

House Chief Clerk Bonnie Alexander has taken back up the reading of SB 1108, on page 20 of the 25-page bill. She’s a faster reader than any of the House members who’s taken a turn. The full reading was forced by House Democrats who refused to permit full reading of the bill to be waived; it’s a protest move against the teacher-contract bill, which the minority strongly opposes. Senate Democrats did the same during the five-hour debate on SB 1108 and 1110 there; both bills eventually passed, though by narrow margins. The House is expected to be more strongly in support of the two bills today. If they pass the House today, they go to the desk of Gov. Butch Otter, who is a co-sponsor of both measures.