Senate removes HCR 163 from consent calendar and takes first readings of 10 bills
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Summary
The Senate removed House Concurrent Resolution HCR 163 from its consent calendar and conducted first readings of S.263–S.272 on topics from automated traffic enforcement to juvenile justice, referring each bill to the appropriate committee for consideration.
The Senate announced that House Concurrent Resolution HCR 163 was included in error on the house concurrent addendum for Jan. 15, 2026, and on the Senate consent calendar; as a result, HCR 163 was removed and cannot be adopted from the consent calendar as listed.
Following that announcement the chamber took first readings of ten senate bills. Each bill’s title was read and the measures were referred to standing committees for further consideration: S.263 (automated traffic law enforcement systems by municipalities), introduced by Senators Perchlik and Chittenton, referred to the Committee on Transportation; S.264 (collective bargaining for assistant attorneys general), introduced by Senator Rahm Hinsdale and Vyhovsky, referred to Government Operations; S.265 (school counselors), introduced by Senators Gulick and Lyons, referred to Education; S.266 (regulation of wetlands), introduced by Senators Chittenden and Brennan, referred to Natural Resources; S.267 (housing and land use), introduced by Senator Beck and others, referred to Natural Resources and Energy; S.268 (Internet lottery sales), introduced by Senators Chittenton and Brennan, referred to Economic Development; S.269 (excluding supplemental security income from household income), introduced by Senator Chittenden, referred to Finance; S.270 (right to charge electric vehicles at home), introduced by Senator Perchlik, referred to Economic Development; S.271 (protecting political expression and promoting civil rights in education), introduced by Senator Vyhovsky and others, referred to Education; and S.272 (juvenile proceedings, criminal procedures, and forensic facilities), introduced by Senator Beck and others, referred to Judiciary.
None of the measures were acted on beyond first reading and referral; committees named by the chamber will determine next steps, scheduling hearings or work sessions as required. The chamber recorded no roll-call votes on these introductions during this brief session.
