Votes at a glance: key Senate roll calls, March session
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Summary
This roundup lists recorded roll-call outcomes from the Senate on several bills and concurrent resolutions considered during the same floor session: SB2003 and SB2308 passed; several concurrent resolutions and House bills passed or failed as noted below.
The Senate recorded votes on multiple measures during this floor period. Below are the formal outcomes and key details as recorded in the transcript.
Major recorded roll calls and outcomes - Senate Bill 2003 (higher education appropriations): final passage — 44 ayes, 2 nays, 1 absent/not voting (passed). - Amendment to SB2003 to add University of Jamestown and University of Mary to challenge grants (amendment 25.0170.02001): failed on verification roll call — 22 ayes, 24 nays. - Senate Bill 2308 (boards and commissions restructuring): final passage — 30 ayes, 15 nays, 2 absent/not voting (passed). - Hog‑house floor amendment to SB2308 (convert sections into a legislative-management study): failed — 10 ayes, 35 nays. - Senate Concurrent Resolution 40 12 (urging Congress to permit use of M44 sodium cyanide devices): passed on final passage (voice roll call recorded as passed). - Senate Concurrent Resolution 40 16 (study of primary election procedures / separate party ballots): failed on verification — 17 ayes, 28 nays, 2 absent (failed). - Senate Concurrent Resolution 40 14 (study of election and political party activities in districts containing tribal lands): failed — 2 ayes, 43 nays, 2 absent (failed). - House Bill 1068 (autopsy and funeral practice statutes recodification): final passage — 44 ayes, 1 nay, 2 absent (passed). - House Bill 1244 (home education income tax credit): failed — 15 ayes, 30 nays, 2 absent (failed).
Context and next steps Senators debated substantive amendments on major bills (notably SB2003 and SB2308) and also decided several study resolutions; failed study motions and failed amendments indicate ongoing disagreements about scope and process. Measures that passed the Senate will be transmitted to the House (for House-originated bills) or to the enrolled-bill process as appropriate; failed measures are recorded as such and will not proceed without further action.
Ending: The transcript shows the body moving bills to messages for the House and scheduling committee meetings for continued work; the roll-call tallies above are verbatim from the Senate’s recorded votes in this floor session.