Senate convenes organizational session, swears in two members and introduces bills through No. 50

The Senate convened for an organizational session, accepted the qualifications of two newly elected members and administered the oaths of office to Larry Selders and Brock Myers, adopted procedural resolutions to organize committees, and introduced Senate bills 1 through 50, which the chamber read and referred to standing committees.

The action accepting the qualifications and election of Larry Selders and Brock Myers was moved by Senator Price and carried without objection; the Senate then administered the oaths of office. The Senate also adopted resolutions appointing committees to notify the House of Representatives and the governor that the legislature had convened and organized. A concurrent resolution to invite the governor to address a joint session was adopted on a roll-call vote, 33 yeas to 0 nays, the secretary reported.

Why it matters: These organizational steps establish membership and committee lines and move a large slate of bills into committee review, shaping the chamber’s agenda for the legislative session. The adopted concurrent resolution sets the time for the…