The Senate took up 17 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-S-1997-05-06,
title = {The Senate, Tuesday, May 6, 1997},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1997-05-06},
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 Internal Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 5–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed 11–13 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Pignatelli.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed on a voice vote
In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 5–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed 11–11 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Pignatelli.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Failed 11–11 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Barnes.
Indefinitely Postpone (Kill the bill and bar its subject for the term)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 12–10 on a roll call
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 6–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 13–9 on a roll call
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted on a voice vote
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur