Senate Floor Session, 4/16/26, 11am

Will the Senate please come to order for the purpose of a tentacle session. Madam Majority Leader. Mr. President, I move and ask unanimous consent that the roll call of the Senate be waived. Hearing no objection, the roll call has been waived.

Since we are in a technical session, we will forego the invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the certification of the journal. Are there guests for introduction? Seeing none. All right, Madam Secretary, are there messages from the governor? There are no messages from the governor this morning, Mr. President.

Thank you. Messages from the House? There are no messages from the House this morning, Mr. President. Mr. President, the communications—.

I have no communications today. And are there reports of standing committees? The Finance Committee considered Senate Bill number 214, Appropriations, Capital Funds, Supplemental Reappropriations, and recommended it be replaced with a Finance Committee substitute. Signing do pass: Senators Olson, Hoffman, Steadman. Co-chairs: Senators Merrick, Keele.

Signing no recommendation: Senator Cronk, Signing amend, Senator Kaufman. The bill has no further referral. It is in the Rules Committee. Those are all the standing committee reports this morning, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Secretary.

Are there reports of special committees? I have no special committee reports. As we are in a technical session, there are no Senate resolutions for introduction today, no Senate bills for introduction today, no items on today's daily calendar, and no matters of unfinished business in order today. Are there committee announcements? Seeing none, are there any other announcements?

As we are in a technical session, there are no special orders today. Madam Majority Leader. Mr. President, I move and ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in adjournment until 11:00 AM Monday, April 20th, 2026. Thank you. Hearing no objection, the Senate is adjourned.

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