Friday, November 22, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024

Senate Passes Change to Procedure for Filling U. S. Senate Vacancy

The Senate passed 13 bills during floor session Sunday afternoon, including a measure to change the procedure for filling U. S. Senator vacancies. Senate Bill 548  and the 12 other bills passed today now move on to the House for consideration. The Senate also advanced 18 bills from second to third reading, including Senate Bill 479, which would add additional family court judges in the state. Six bills were read a first time this afternoon.

Senate Bill 14, which creates the Public Charter Schools Act of 2015, was laid over again and is tenatively scheduled to be taken up on Monday.

The Senate has adjourned until tomorrow at 11 a.m.

Judiciary will meet at 5 p.m. today in 208W

Education will meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in 451M

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