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Votes at a glance: Key Senate bills approved and rejected
Summary
The Senate considered and voted on a broad set of bills ranging from victims’ rights and IT project oversight to weather modification and employee pay. Several bills passed unanimously; several high-profile measures failed.
The Senate took final votes on more than two dozen bills, approving many and rejecting several after debate.
Several bills passed unanimously or with lopsided margins, including Senate Bill 23-87 (rights for survivors), Senate Bill 20-49 (changes to executive steering/oversight for major IT projects), Senate Bill 21-91 (study of health care services in local correctional facilities), and Senate Bill 21-90 (extension of certain medical assistance benefits beyond age 21). Other measures passed with close votes or notable dissent, while a handful failed on the floor.
Highlights and final tallies reported by the secretary on the floor (as recorded in the transcript): - Senate Bill 23-87 — final tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 20-49 — final tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 21-91 — final tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 21-76 — final tally: 46 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 21-90 — final tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 22-48 — final tally: 2 ayes, 45 nays, 0 absent; bill lost. - Senate Bill 22-11 — final tally: 45 ayes, 2 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 22-21 — final tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 22-45 — final tally: 46 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 21-06 (weather modification) — final tally: 18 ayes, 29 nays, 0 absent; bill lost. - Senate Bill 23-45 (state employee compensation) — final tally: 6 ayes, 41 nays, 0 absent; bill lost. - Senate Bill 22-26 — final tally reported as "46 7 ayes, 0 nays" in the record (transcript text contains a typographical/formatting artifact); the secretary announced the bill passed. - Senate Bill 22-18 (firefighters association grant) — final tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent; bill passed; emergency clause carries. - Senate Bill 22-05 — final tally: 47 ayes; bill passed. - Senate Bill 22-53 — final tally: 37 ayes, 10 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 23-71 — final tally: 43 ayes, 4 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 21-83 — final tally: 41 ayes, 6 nays, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 22-34 — final tally: 46 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent; bill passed. - Senate Bill 21-70 — final tally: 6 ayes, 41 nays, 0 absent; bill lost. - Senate Bill 21-94 — final tally: 6 ayes, 41 nays, 0 absent; bill lost. - Senate Bill 23-36 — final tally: 46 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent; bill passed.
Why it matters: the votes move a mix of policy and budget items — including appropriations (for grants and capital requests), legal and public-safety rules, and studies directed to committees. Several failed measures (for example, weather modification and state employee pay increases) show areas where the Senate majority did not concur with proponents or where committee recommendations were for "do not pass." The Secretary’s tally announcements listed above are quoted verbatim from the Senate record.
