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Senate agrees to House amendments on multiple bills, confirms nominees with one recorded dissent
Summary
The Senate reconsidered prior disagreements with the House and agreed to House amendments on multiple bills, gave one roll-call on a Governor's message (GM 5 11) that passed 24-1, adopted standing committee reports and several house concurrent resolutions, and set one-day notice for final reading on the amended bills.
The Senate voted to accept House amendments to a series of bills and confirmed nominees during a session in which all 25 members were present.
Senators moved and carried a series of procedural and substantive actions by unanimous consent or recorded vote. The chamber approved standing committee reports and house concurrent resolutions, reconsidered previous disagreements with the House on several Senate bills and agreed to the House's changes, and provided advice and consent on executive nominations submitted by the governor. The Senate recorded a 24-1 vote on one Governor's message, GM 5 11, with Senator Awa recorded as the sole no vote.
Why it matters: Accepting House amendments and giving one-day notice for final reading advances those bills toward final enactment. The Senate's actions included measures touching family court jurisdiction, parentage law, tax-appeal procedure, and housekeeping changes for retirement and trust funds.
Key actions and details
- Disagreement to House amendments reversed: Senator Wakai moved that the Senate disagree to the House amendments referenced in House communications numbers 7-28 and 7-29; the motion was seconded by Senator Descartes and carried. Conferees will be named later.
- Standing committee reports adopted: The Senate adopted standing committee report numbers 18-95 and 18-96 by motion of Senator Wakai (seconded by Senator DeCorden); the motion carried by consent.
- Advice and consent on Governor's messages: The Senate took advice and consent on several governor's messages on consent. On GM 5 11, the Senate recorded 24 ayes and 1 no (Senator Awa); the nominees covered by those messages were confirmed.
- Adoption of house concurrent resolutions: By motion of Senator Wakai (seconded by Senator DeClerk), the Senate adopted the listed house concurrent resolutions. Senator Awa recorded no votes on HCR 58 and HCR 68; otherwise the resolutions were adopted.
- Reconsideration and agreement to House amendments (one-day notice given for final reading): - SB 284, SD1; SB 295, SD1; SB 544; SB 691, SD1; and SB 1231, HD1: Senator Rhodes moved to reconsider the Senate's prior disagreement and to agree to the House amendments; Senator Wakai seconded. Senator Rhodes said the House made technical edits to SB 284, SB 295 and SB 544; for SB 691 the House limited scope so family court retains jurisdiction over school nonattendance and behavioral concerns; and for SB 1231 (the Uniform Parenting Act) the House amendments removed the gamete-donor-anonymity provision that had generated controversy. The motion carried and one-day notice was given for final reading. - SB 224, SD1: Senator Elefante moved to reconsider and agree; he described the House edits as stylistic. The motion carried and one-day notice was given for final reading. - SB 869, SD1: Senator McKelvey moved to reconsider and agree, saying the House changes brought clarity to subarea boards and that the district senator and residents concurred. The motion carried and one-day notice was given for final reading. - SB 1467, HD1: Senator Dela Cruz moved to reconsider and agree; he said the House returned the bill with a clean date and that the measure clarifies that a notice of appeal relating to a county tax appeal is not required to be served on the director of taxation. The motion carried and one-day notice was given for final reading. - SB 1359, SB 1360 (listed as SB 13 60 SD1), and SB 1361 (listed as SB 13 61): Senator Aquino moved to reconsider and agree, noting these measures contained clean effective dates and housekeeping updates for the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) and the Employees' Trust Fund (ETF). Senator Wakai seconded; one-day notice was given for final reading. - SB 1441, SB 1438 SD1, SB 1443 SD1, and SB 1442 SD2 (listed as SB number 14 41 SD2, SB 14 38 SD1, SB 14 43 SD1, and SB 14 42 SD2): Senator San Buenaventura moved to reconsider and agree, saying the House amendments added clean dates and technical edits. The motion carried and one-day notice was given for final reading.
Discussion v. formal action: Most measures drew brief sponsor remarks describing the nature of House amendments (technical, stylistic, or clarifying) rather than extended debate. Formal outcomes (motions carried, confirmations, and one-day notices) were entered on the record as shown above.
Other procedural notes: The roll call at the start of the session showed all 25 members present. The Senate adjourned and scheduled to stand reconvened at 11:30 a.m. the following day.
