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Senate approves journal, refers two Senate files to Ways and Means; secretary reads slate of House-passed bills
Summary
On March 4, 2026, the Senate approved its journal, referred Senate files 2,419 and 2,464 to the Committee on Ways and Means, and the secretary read a list of House-passed bills; party caucuses followed and the chamber recessed.
The Senate convened on March 4, 2026. The presiding officer called the session to order and, after the opening prayer, asked if there were corrections to the journal; hearing none, the journal was approved as printed.
The presiding officer announced that, pursuant to Rule 38, Senate file 2,419 and Senate file 2,464 were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means for further consideration. The chair’s announcement directed the referral but did not include a recorded motion, mover, second or floor debate.
The secretary reported that, on 03/04/2026, the House had passed a series of bills and read their file numbers and short descriptions into the record. The reading included items described in the transcript as relating to driver registration and license information access, pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies, civil liability for motor-cross facilities, state employee salary reports, child endangerment, veterans’ tuition waivers for service-connected disabilities, and other topics. Several bill titles and descriptions in the transcript were unclear or garbled; where the text was indistinct the article notes that the transcript did not provide a clear title or full description.
Later in the morning, the presiding officer asked whether any senators sought the floor for announcements. The chair recognized Senator Weiner, who said, "Democrats will caucus in Room 24." The chair then recognized Senator Klemish, who announced that Republicans would caucus in Room 22. The Senate recessed to allow members to convene their party caucuses.
No roll-call votes or substantive floor debates on the referred Senate files were recorded in the transcript provided. The immediate steps are referral of the two Senate files to Ways and Means and routine transmittal to the record of multiple House-passed bills; further committee action or floor consideration would appear in subsequent entries once scheduled or reported.
