The Senate, Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Senate took up 6 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 14PDF, as the Senate printed it
Votes Taken
3 roll calls6 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

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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.

HB 1300 (2026)Became Law
establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts.

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2026-2109c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 15–8 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 7, 2026✓HouseMar 11, 2026✓SenateMay 14, 2026✓GovernorJul 15, 2026✓Law
prohibiting certain unlawfully present felons from occupying or renting real property, relative to pet vendor foster home and defining pet vendor foster facility, and providing procedures for the potential confiscation of livestock involved in cruelty to animal cases.

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Howard Pearl (R - SD17).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 7, 2026✓HouseMar 11, 2026SenateJun 4, 2026Governor✕LawAug 19, 2026
relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.

Senate Health and Human Services recommended Interim Study (IS), 3–2.

Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)

Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. David Rochefort (R - SD1).

In the record: Remove From Table

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 with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–9 on a roll call

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment on the Remainder of the Bill and effective date

Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)

Motion Passed: Rules Suspended on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19).

In the record: suspend all rules necessary to permit the consideration of HB 1735 at the present time and if adopted, to permit third reading and final passage in the early session, 2/3 necessary

✓IntroducedJan 7, 2026✓HouseMar 11, 2026✓SenateJun 4, 2026✓GovernorJul 10, 2026✓Law
relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2026-2114c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 15–8 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 9, 2025✓HouseJan 7, 2026✓SenateMay 14, 2026Governor✕LawAug 19, 2026
establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state, and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Howard Pearl (R - SD17).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 9, 2025✓HouseJan 8, 2026SenateJun 4, 2026Governor✕LawAug 19, 2026