The Senate took up 32 bills: 12 together on the consent calendar, then 20 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-S-2016-04-14,
title = {The Senate, Thursday, April 14, 2016},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2016-04-14},
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 journal records 2 senators as excused by the Senate for the day, that is, permission to be away. A senator excused for the day may still have voted on part of it, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.
Sen. David Pierce (D - SD5) Sen. Russell Prescott (R - SD23)
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 Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Gerald Little (R - SD8).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 17–5 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. David Boutin (R - SD16).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2016-1296s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1296s
Senate Public and Municipal Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Public and Municipal Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Interim Study (IS).
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order HB 1590 to 04/21/2016, Without Objection
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2016-1279s.
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2016-1397s
Motion Failed 9–13 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Donna Soucy (D - SD18).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2016-1397s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 18–4 on a roll call
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 1279s, and 1344s
Senate Public and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)
Motion Passed: Conference Agreed on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1109h
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Nonconcur with House Amendment # 1109h; Requests C of C
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1096h
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Concur with House Amendment # 1096h
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1143h
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. John Reagan (R - SD17).
In the record: Nonconcur with House Amendment # 1143h; Requests C of C
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1193h
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Concur with House Amendment # 1193h
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1196h, 1241h
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. John Reagan (R - SD17).
In the record: Concur with House Amendments # 1196h, NT, and #1241h, NT