While a limited number of lawmakers are allowed to participate in person for House and Senate debates, some legislators are watching and voting remotely from their legislative offices. All committee hearings and votes were held virtually this year.
It’s been during those House and Senate floor debates that Democratic leaders said some lawmakers have been drinking excessively, though they did not say how many.
“To say that this is being taken seriously is an understatement,” Ritter told reporters during a briefing. “I think the incidents are a little more isolated, maybe not as widespread as some might think, But there’s no question that we expect people to be adults, to understand the consequences of their decisions. And I have been very clear with people that if it happens again, there will be significant consequences associated with it.”