The Senate convened today at 11 a.m.
S. B. 420 was passed 22-12 by the body. It would transfer the administration of the Safety and Treatment Program from the Department of Health and Human Resources to the Division of Motor Vehicles effective July 1, 2018.
S. B. 521 was passed 32-2. It would require that all newly named chief executives of municipal police departments be certified law enforcement officers.
S. B. 555 was passed unanimously. It would provide liability protection to a nonprofit organization’s director for the organization’s torts, provided the director did not direct, sanction or participate in the wrongful acts.
S. B. 573 was passed unanimously. It would change the required minimum number of instructional days in school from 180 to 175. The days would be removed from the calendar after the primary statewide assesment program. The five days would be changed to noninstructional days which could be used for development days or any other purpose as determined by the county superintendent.
S. B. 275, S. B. 313, S. B. 456, S. B. 490, S. B. 499, S. B. 500, S. B. 528, S. B. 539, S. B. 561, S. B. 562, S. B. 566, S. B. 574 and S. B. 627 were all passed unanimously.
Bills on Second Reading:
- S. B. 82 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 331
- S. B. 426
- S. B. 434
- S. B. 443 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 465
- S. B. 506 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 507 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 514 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 515
- S. B. 545 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 557 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 558
- S. B. 572
- S. B. 575 was amended on the floor.
- S. B. 597
- S. B. 600
- S. B. 603
- S. B. 625
- S. B. 628
- H. B. 4024 was laid over for one day.
- H. B. 4142 was laid over for one day.
- H. B. 4169 was laid over for one day.
- H. B. 4385 was laid over for one day.
Bills on First Reading:
- S. B. 261
- S. B. 282
- S. B. 360
- S. B. 402
- S. B. 403
- S. B. 421
- S. B. 432 was taken up for immediate consideration and read for a first time prior to its second committee reference.
- S. B. 445
- S. B. 448
- S. B. 452
- S. B. 472
- S. B. 485
- S. B. 504
- S. B. 508
- S. B. 530
- S. B. 531
- S. B. 534
- S. B. 548
- S. B. 556
- S. B. 565
- S. B. 567
- S. B. 568
- S. B. 580
- S. B. 582
- S. B. 584
- S. B. 585
- S. B. 592
- S. B. 601
- S. B. 612
- S. B. 616
- S. B. 629
- S.J.R. 7 was taken up for immediate consideration and read for a first time prior to its second committee reference.
- H. B. 4022
The Senate adopted S. R. 52, designating February 26, 2018, as Families Leading Change Day.
The Senate is in recess until today at 5 p.m.
Committees meeting today:
Banking and Insurance at 2 p.m. 451M
Judiciary at 3 p.m. 208W
Finance at 3:30 p.m. 451M
Update 5:44 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 5 p.m.
The body recieved committee reports.
The following bills were taken up for immediate consideration and read for the first time:
The Senate is adjoured until tomorrow at 11 a.m.
