The Senate took up 65 bills: 38 together on the consent calendar, then 27 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.
@misc{session-S-2026-03-05,
title = {The Senate, Thursday, March 5, 2026},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2026-03-05},
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.
Senate Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 8–0.
Indefinitely Postpone (Kill the bill and bar its subject for the term)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 2–1.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 15–9 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Bill Gannon (R - SD23).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Education Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 6–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 4–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0841s, 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/19/2026, Without Objection
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0778s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2026-0877s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/19/2026, Without Objection
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0787s, 4–1.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/19/2026, Without Objection
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 8–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. James Gray (R - SD6).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Judiciary recommended Interim Study (IS), 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 03/12/2026, Without Objection
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0681s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2026-0766s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Timothy Lang (R - SD2).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0510s, 3–2.
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Timothy Lang (R - SD2).
In the record: Reconsider the vote on: Ought to Pass with Amendment Sections 5; 6; and the Effective Date
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Judiciary recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0341s, 4–0.
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Mark McConkey (R - SD3).
In the record: Remove From Table
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0832s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2026-0832s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Timothy Lang (R - SD2).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0781s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2026-0958s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2026-0829s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2026-0829s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Timothy Lang (R - SD2).
In the record: Laid on Table
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 8–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. James Gray (R - SD6).
In the record: Laid on Table