Senate receives House message listing multiple bills; Senate File 2449 sent to Ways and Means

The presiding officer opened the floor by directing the secretary to read a message from the House that, on 04/07/2026, passed a series of bills. “Madam president, the house has, on 04/07/2026, passed following bills,” the secretary read aloud, enumerating measures that ranged from absentee voting stations to school-discipline and insurance matters.

Among the items the secretary listed were Senate File 140, described as relating to Franklin Lane satellite absentee voting stations; Senate File 2219, and Senate File 2428, along with several House files covering matters such as out-of-network referrals, self-storage facility rules, and election conduct. The reading provided bill identifiers but did not include full summaries or effective dates; those specifics were not specified during the reading.

Separately, the presiding officer announced a procedural referral: “pursuant to rule 38, senate file 2449 is referred from the calendar to the committee on ways and means.” No floor debate or votes on those measures occurred during this reading. The secretary’s reading and the chair’s referral were the principal formal actions recorded in this portion of the session.

What happens next: referred bills will follow committee processes before any Senate debate or vote. Details such as the full text, committee scheduling, and effective dates for the listed measures were not provided during the reading.