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Committee reports five bills to full Senate, recommends Judiciary and Finance referrals
Summary
A Senate committee voted to report one Senate bill and four House bills to the full Senate without recommendation as to passage; the Vice Chair made each motion and the Chair declared each motion adopted by voice vote. Several items were recommended for referral first to the Judiciary Committee and, in some cases, then to the Finance Committee.
A Senate committee met, approved earlier minutes and by voice vote reported five bills to the full Senate without recommending passage, typically asking that each first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and, where applicable, then to the Committee on Finance.
The committee opened with a silent roll call to establish a quorum, which the chair confirmed before moving through the agenda. Vice Chair moved to approve the minutes from 02/19/2026, saying, "Mister chairman, I move that the minutes from being held 02/19/2026 be approved." The chair put the question and the motion was adopted by voice vote.
The meeting then handled a series of bill reports. The Vice Chair moved that "Senate Bill 399 be reported to the full Senate without recommendation as to passage, but with the recommendation that first be referred to the committee on the judiciary and then under the original double committee reference to the committee on finance." The chair called for and received an "aye" voice vote and declared the motion adopted.
Similarly, the Vice Chair moved that House Bill 4354, House Bill 4602 and House Bill 4022 be reported to the full Senate "without recommendation as to passage," recommending first referral to the Committee on the Judiciary and, where the original double-committee reference applied, then to the Committee on Finance. For House Bill 4749 the Vice Chair moved it be reported to the full Senate "without recommendation as to passage," and under the original double-committee reference asked that it first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Each motion was put to a voice vote and the chair declared the motions adopted.
Votes at a glance: - Senate Bill 399 — Moved by Vice Chair; reported to full Senate without recommendation as to passage; recommended referral: Judiciary → Finance; motion adopted by voice vote (chair declared adopted). - House Bill 4354 — Moved by Vice Chair; reported to full Senate without recommendation as to passage; recommended referral: Judiciary → Finance; motion adopted by voice vote. - House Bill 4602 — Moved by Vice Chair; reported to full Senate without recommendation as to passage; recommended referral: Judiciary → Finance; motion adopted by voice vote. - House Bill 4749 — Moved by Vice Chair; reported to full Senate without recommendation as to passage; recommended referral: Judiciary; motion adopted by voice vote. - House Bill 4022 — Moved by Vice Chair; reported to full Senate without recommendation as to passage; recommended referral: Judiciary; motion adopted by voice vote.
The committee recorded no formal roll-call tallies in the transcript; each adoption was announced after an "aye" response and the chair's declaration that the ayes had it. With no further business, the Vice Chair moved to adjourn and the chair adjourned the meeting.
The transcript records only procedural motions, voice approvals and referrals; no debate, amendments or formal recorded roll-call votes were shown in the provided excerpt.
