The Senate took up 39 bills, listed below by bill.
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title = {The Senate, Thursday, May 7, 1998},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1998-05-07},
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.
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Sen. Rubens.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services 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 Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 4–1.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 15–8 on a roll call
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 Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Banks recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–2.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 3–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 3–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Environment 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 Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 4–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 13–11 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Larsen.
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), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
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 Transportation 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), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 3–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 7–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Wildlife and Recreation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 6–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 20–4 on a roll call
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Finance 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 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 Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Wildlife and Recreation 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 with Amendment (OTPA), 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Finance 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 Environment 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 Executive Departments and Administration 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 on a voice vote
Senate Transportation 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 on a voice vote
Senate Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 5–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 4–3.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee
Senate Finance 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
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Sen. Rubens.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing