AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- For the first time since gaveling into session on Jan. 14, members of the Texas House of Representatives debated and voted on bills, but not before a Republican member motioned for Speaker Dustin Burrows, R - Lubbock, to vacate his position. State Rep. Brian Harrison, R - Midl othian, stood at the back podium in the House chamber at the beginning of Tuesday's House session and began a line of questioning against Burrows. Harrison took the opportunity to raise his concerns with how the House Appropriations bill was crafted, saying there needs to be consequences. "And Mr. Speaker, I change, and I now move to vacate the chair," Harrison said. His comments drew laughter in the House chamber, with the speaker responding, "You are not recognized even on April Fool's Day. Mr. Harrison." Harrison argued his motion is a privileged motion but the speaker said a question of privilege must be raised by resolution. "If you have a resolution, go file it," the speaker said. Before leaving the back microphone, Harrison said, "I would invite every member who opposes corruption to sign the motion to vacate you." The full exchange can be viewed below: This interaction between the two Republicans follows a Saturday session where the Texas House met for less than nine seconds. The Friday before, during a Texas House session, the speaker said quorum of 100 members was present, but Harrison called for a verification and found attendance fell well below the number needed. As a result, the House was forced to meet on Saturday where it once again did not meet quorum. “I’m very proud to have objected [Friday] and to require strict enforcement,” Harrison said to a Nexstar reporter after the Saturday session. “Speaker Burrows is conducting what I call ‘operation run out the clock’ because he is trying to run the clock out on Republican priorities that he doesn’t want to be blamed for killing.” House debates bills Following the early fireworks on Tuesday, House members did finally debate and vote on bills presented on the floor. It first debated and passed a joint resolution authored by State Rep. Morgan Meyer, R - University Park, that proposes a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the legislature from imposing a tax on a securities transaction conducted by a registered securities market operator. The House also passed the second reading of two bills by State Rep. Ken King, R - Canadian. The bills are related to the devastating Panhandle wildfires from a year ago. HB 13 and HB 143 would create a Texas Interoperability Council to create a statewide plan on governing emergency interoperability technology and equipment, and would lay out procedures for how the Railroad Commission and the Public Utility Council report and dangerous conditions with electrical systems and power lines at oil wells. The House will need to vote one more time for the bills to completely pass the House. ...read more read less