The Senate, Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Senate took up 21 bills: 10 together on the consent calendar, then 11 one by one, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 14
Votes Taken
21 voice votes
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The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.

What the Senate Did That Day

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.

relative to delay or denial of records under the right-to-know law.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2019-1507s.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2019-1507s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2019✓HouseMar 14, 2019✓SenateApr 25, 2019✓GovernorJun 21, 2019✓LawJan 1, 2020
establishing a commission to study parental alienation.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2019-1542s.

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Martha Hennessey (D - SD5).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2019✓HouseMar 19, 2019SenateApr 25, 2019Governor✕LawSep 25, 2019
HB 663 (2019)Became Law
relative to the definition of agriculture and existing agricultural uses.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2019-1488s.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2019-1488s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2019✓HouseMar 19, 2019✓SenateApr 25, 2019✓GovernorSep 5, 2019✓LawSep 5, 2019