The Kansas House on Thursday removed a rule that was intended to keep the chamber from working after midnight that was adopted after former state Rep. Bob Bethell died in a car wreck returning home from Topeka.
Republican state Rep. Samantha Poetter Parshall of Paola asked the House to amend its rules on Thursday to restore the so-called "midnight rule," which had been removed from the rules as they came out of committee. The rule change was voted down 41-82.
“After midnight, people have impaired brain function . . .
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