The Senate took up 4 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-S-2007-09-05,
title = {The Senate, Wednesday, September 5, 2007},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2007-09-05},
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.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 0–24 on a roll call
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 0–23 on a roll call
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Joseph Foster (D - SD13).
In the record: Suspend All Rules Necessary to Allow for Consideration of SB 266 at the Present Time and Upon Passage be Ordered to Third Reading in the Early Session 2/3 Nec.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Joseph Foster (D - SD13).
Order to Third Reading (Send the bill to its final vote)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Joseph Foster (D - SD13).
In the record: Ordered to Third Reading
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Failed 14–10 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Joseph Foster (D - SD13).
In the record: Suspend All Rules Necessary to Allow for Consideration of SB 266 at the Present time and Upon Passage be Ordered to Third Reading in in the Early Session 2/3 Nec.