Votes at a glance: executive-action results from Senate State Administration Committee

The Senate State Administration Committee conducted executive action on January 24 and recorded votes on a set of bills. Below are the motions, vote tallies and outcomes as reflected in the committee record.

Votes at a glance

- Senate Bill 185 — Motion: "Do pass." Outcome: Approved. Tally: 7 yes, 2 no. (Sponsor to carry to the floor.)

- Senate Bill 105 — Motion: "Do pass." Outcome: Approved. Tally recorded in committee: 7 yes, 2 no.

- Senate Bill 122 — Motion: "Do pass." Outcome: Failed on roll call (4 yes, 5 no); committee subsequently moved to table the bill.

- Senate Bill 224 — Motion: "Do pass as amended." Outcome: Approved (committee recorded 6 yes, 3 no after conceptual amendment regarding holiday language).

- Senate Bill 222 — Motion: "Do pass." Outcome: Approved by voice/roll call (committee recorded 7 yes, 2 no; voice vote also used for passage).

- House Bill 54 (concurrence) — Motion: "Concur in House Bill 54." Outcome: Approved (unanimous by voice; proxies recorded as aye).

- Senate Bill 141 — Motion: "Do pass." Outcome: Failed (roll call recorded 2 yes, 7 no); committee then moved to table the bill.

Notes on procedure and proxies

- Several roll-call tallies included proxy votes recorded by committee staff; the committee minutes record both ayes and nos and when bills were tabled after a failed roll call. - Several bills were handled by voice vote where permitted; roll-call tallies were recorded where provided.

What this means

Bills approved by committee will be carried to the full Senate by the designated sponsor or chair; bills that failed were tabled or will be revised for future consideration. The committee record shows a mixture of narrow and comfortable margins, and a few measures will require additional drafting or fiscal details before further action.