The Senate took up 33 bills: 5 together on the consent calendar, then 28 one by one, listed below by bill.
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title = {The Senate, Thursday, May 18, 2017},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2017-05-18},
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 1 senator 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.
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 Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1698s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1698s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1708s.
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 12–10 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 1708s, Sections 1 and 3
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1708s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1708s, Sections 1 and 3
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1696s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1696s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 13–9 on a roll call
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 12–10 on a roll call
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1700s.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order HB 353-FN to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2017-1874s
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 14–8 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Andy Sanborn (R - SD9).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2017-1874s
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2017-1869s
Motion Failed 8–14 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. David Watters (D - SD4).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2017-1869s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1700s, 2017-1874s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2017-1700s, and 2017-1874s
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1703s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1703s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1678s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1678s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1705s, 5–0.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3).
In the record: Rerefer
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1694s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1694s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Election Law and Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1683s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1683s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Re-refer to Committee.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Rereferred to Committee
Senate Ways and Means recommended Re-refer to Committee.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Rereferred to Committee
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1699s.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order HB 632-FN to the next session, Without Objection
Senate Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 12–10 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. John Reagan (R - SD17).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order HB 652-FN to the next session, Without Objection
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1709s.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Failed 9–13 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D - SD21).
In the record: Rerefer
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes) 2017-1709s
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 15–7 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 2017-1709s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1709s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 21–1 on a roll call
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-1465s.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order HB 85 to the end of the calendar before HB 353, Without Objection
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2017-1878s
Motion Failed 2–20 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Andy Sanborn (R - SD9).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2017-1878s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2017-1816s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 21–1 on a roll call
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Kevin Avard (R - SD12).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19).
In the record: Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment