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Votes at a glance: consent calendar items and selected resolutions, Jan. 30
Summary
On Jan. 30 the Senate approved consent calendar bills (Senate Bills 29, 47, 93 and House Bills 1011, 1022, 1049) by a single roll-call (35-0) and passed Senate Joint Resolution 503 (citizenship amendment) 33-2; several enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the president of the Senate in open session.
During the Jan. 30 floor session the Senate took a group vote on consent-calendar items and recorded action on a constitutional resolution.
Consent calendar: The Senate placed several bills on the consent calendar after committee reports and took a single roll-call to pass them. The question before the Senate was whether Senate Bills 29, 47, 93 and House Bills 1011, 1022, and 1049 should pass. The secretary called the roll and the chair announced "35 ayes, 0 nays," declaring the consent calendar items passed. These bills were described on the floor as noncontroversial and reported out of committee with no dissenting votes; the floor record shows only questions for clarification were allowed for consent items.
Senate Joint Resolution 503: The chamber took a roll-call vote on Senate Joint Resolution 503, a proposed constitutional amendment to clarify that an individual must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible to vote. The Senate recorded 33 ayes and 2 nays (the chair declared the resolution passed and the title deemed correct). The resolution proceeds to the next steps in the constitutional amendment process as prescribed by state law.
Signing/enrollment: Later in the session the president of the Senate signed several enrolled bills in open session per the state constitution. The president signed Senate Bills 5, 10, 30 and 36 in open session; those signatures were recorded on the floor.
Votes and outcomes recorded on Jan. 30 (selected):
- Consent calendar (single roll-call): SB 29; SB 47; SB 93; HB 1011; HB 1022; HB 1049 — Passed (35-0). - Senate Joint Resolution 503 (constitutional citizenship amendment): Passed (33-2). - Enrolled bills signed by the president in open session: SB 5; SB 10; SB 30; SB 36 (signatures recorded).
