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Senate State Affairs: committee votes and introductions at a glance
Summary
Quick summary of motions and committee actions from the hearing: RS 3,219 sent to print; House Bill 35 sent to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation; RS 32,294 sent to print; SJR 101 advanced to the floor with a due pass recommendation; several RSs introduced to print at the end of the hearing.
The Senate State Affairs Committee handled multiple items during the hearing session. Key committee actions recorded in the transcript include:
- RS 3,219 (resolution designating Jan. 16 as a day to remember freedom to worship): Motion to send to print carried by voice vote (mover: Senator Burnt; second: Senator Adams).
- House Bill 35 (multi‑factor authentication requirement for state agencies): Motion to send to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation carried by voice vote (mover: Senator Toews; second: Senator Dan Hartog).
- RS 32,294 (align appointment and advice‑and‑consent requirements for certain agency directors): Motion to send to print carried by voice vote (mover: Senator Den Hartog; second: Senator Thavis).
- SJR 101 (constitutional amendment changing initiative signature distribution to require 6% in each of 35 legislative districts): Motion to send to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation passed by committee roll call, 5-3 (mover: Senator Dan Hartog; second: Senator Toews).
- Late in the session the committee agreed to introduce several requests for statute (RS) and send them to print by a single motion (sponsor: Senator Den Hartog). The transcript lists RS 32,303, RS 32,246 and RS 32,314 as sent to print by committee motion.
These procedural outcomes were recorded in the hearing transcript; the items that moved to the floor or were sent to print will follow standard legislative processes for bill drafting and future floor action.
