Senate passes four bills on third reading, including K-12 enrollment and energy language; votes at a glance

The Montana Senate passed four bills on third reading: Senate Bills 34, 35, 36 and 37. The chamber read each bill—s title and recorded the vote before announcing that each bill had passed.

Senate Bill 34 was introduced by Senator Emerich and described as a bill to "clarify laws relating to K through 12 school districts." The transcript records that the bill was read the required number of times and that the question was whether the bill should be passed. The clerk—s roll-call recorded a negative vote by one member; the transcript excerpt of the vote tally was not fully clear in the provided segment and the precise yes/no tally for SB 34 is not specified in the transcript excerpt. The bill was announced as passed.

Senate Bill 35, introduced by Senator Emerich and described as a bill to "clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jump start program," was read three times; the clerk recorded 50 senators voting aye and the bill was announced as passed.

Senate Bill 36, introduced by Senator Emerich and described as a bill to "remove expired contingency language relating to generating unit closures," was read and the clerk recorded 50 senators voting aye; the bill was announced as passed.

Senate Bill 37, introduced by Senator Emerich and described as a bill to "clarify calculations for significant enrollment increases," was read and the clerk recorded 50 senators voting aye; the bill was announced as passed.

None of the four bills show recorded floor amendments or extended debate in the provided transcript excerpt. The passage announcements were followed by routine committee meeting reminders and other chamber business.