The Senate took up 38 bills: 19 together on the consent calendar, then 19 one by one, listed below by bill.
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
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title = {The Senate, Thursday, May 20, 2021},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2021-05-20},
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. Lou D'Allesandro (D - SD20) Sen. Bill Gannon (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 Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1488s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 14–8 on a roll call
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2021-1581s
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 13–9 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2021-1581s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1581s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 13–9 on a roll call
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1523s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1523s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1780s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1397s.
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes) 2021-1397s
Motion Failed 10–12 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 2021-1397s
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1286s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1286s, 2021-1526s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2021-1286s and 2021-1526s
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1548s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1548s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Education 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 Finance 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 with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1446s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1446s, 2021-1529s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2021-1446s and 2021-1529s
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1384s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1384s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1539s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1238s, 2021-1539s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2021-1238s and 2021-1539s
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2021-1234s.
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Tom Sherman (D - SD24).
In the record: Remove From Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2021-1603s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection