The Senate took up 16 bills, listed below by bill.
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title = {The Senate, Tuesday, February 13, 1996},
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note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: Nonconcur and Request Committee of Conference
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 6–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 6–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 4–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 6–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Fish and Game/Recreation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 5–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 3–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 4–3.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Interstate Cooperation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted 23–0 on a roll call
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 4–2.
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 24–0 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 4847
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Resolution Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. J King.