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Votes at a glance: consent calendar and quick-passage items from the Senate floor
Summary
Several bills and resolutions moved quickly through the Senate on the consent and concurrence calendars: SCR4 (breast cancer screening) passed unanimously; multiple technical and reauthorization bills (SB132, SB133, SB140, SB142, SB145, SB147) were approved and will be forwarded to the House.
The Senate disposed of numerous consent and concurrence calendar items on routine voice or unanimous votes and by recorded roll calls where noted:
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 (breast cancer screening awareness) passed unanimously; president directed a unanimous vote of those present (26 yea, 0 nay). - Senate Bill 132 (Radiation Control Act reauthorization) passed (26 yea, 0 nay; 3 absent) and will be returned to the House. - Senate Bill 133 (Mercury Switch Removal Act reauthorization) passed (27 yea, 0 nay; 2 absent) and will be forwarded to the House. - Senate Bill 140 (Liquefied petroleum gas amendments) passed with conflict noted by the sponsor (28 yea, 0 nay; 1 absent) and will be forwarded to the House. - Senate Bill 142 (Traffic management committee repeal) passed (28 yea, 0 nay; 1 absent) and will be forwarded to the House. - Senate Bill 145 (State Building Board amendments) and Senate Bill 147 (emergency vehicle amendments) were approved on consent and forwarded to the House.
Where recorded roll calls occurred, tallies above reflect the floor record. Several other bills were read for the first time and referred to committees, and a number of bills were circled for further consideration.
