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Rules Committee advances a large slate of late LSRs; several study requests withdrawn or not moved forward

Senate Rules Committee · January 16, 2026
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Summary

The Senate Rules Committee approved numerous late-service requests for drafting by OLS—ranging from risk pools and education financing to childcare, veterans’ licensure and professional-employer rules—while a few study requests were withdrawn or failed to find a second.

The Senate Rules Committee considered a broad set of late-filed legislative-service requests (LSRs) and (by voice vote) approved drafting of a substantial number of them. Multiple approvals were unanimous by voice vote; a few items were withdrawn or not moved forward for lack of a second.

Items approved for drafting included: risk pools and education-financing LSRs introduced by Sen. Carson; constituent requests (barbershop cocktails and an AI consumer-protection position at DOJ) from Sen. Perkins; a supplemental appropriation LSR for nursing-home rate mitigation from Sen. Rosenwald; a PBM price-transparency LSR from Sen. Denise Richardi; Sen. Lang’s DRA mandatory-refund LSR and county biennial-budget LSR; an appropriation LSR for Northwood Meadows Dam from Sen. Howard Pearl; a childcare/parents’ hours LSR from Sen. Sullivan; emergency-room staff and veteran licensure LSRs from Sen. McGough;…

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