The Minnesota Senate voted to adopt committee reports and re-referred Senate File 1268 from the Committee on State and Local to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.

The action came after Senator Murphy, president of the Senate, recognized a motion. An unidentified senator moved that "the committee reports printed in the agenda be adopted;" the motion was approved by voice vote. The Senate also advanced bills on the introduction calendar, giving them first reading and referring them to the committees indicated on the calendar, including Senate file numbers 1461 and 1462 to the Committee on Education Finance and another bill listed as 1489 to the Committee on Education as announced on the floor.

Senator Fates moved to withdraw Senate File 1268 from the Committee on State and Local and re-refer it to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention; the motion "prevailed," as recorded on the floor. Without additional debate recorded in the transcript, the Senate proceeded with routine announcements and administrative items, including excusing Senators McEwen, Miller and Doornick from the day's session by unanimous consent.

The Senate later approved a motion to adjourn until Thursday, Feb. 20, at 11 a.m. that was moved on the floor and adopted by voice vote.

Why it matters: Re-referral of SF1268 moves consideration of that bill to the housing committee, where subject-matter hearings and further action would take place. Giving bills first reading and referring them is the procedural step that places measures with the committees that will consider them next.

Votes at a glance:
• Motion to adopt committee reports — mover: unidentified senator; outcome: adopted (voice vote; tally not specified).
• Motion to withdraw Senate File 1268 from Committee on State and Local and re-refer to Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention — mover: Senator Fates; outcome: prevailed (voice vote; tally not specified).
• Motion to adjourn until Thursday, Feb. 20, at 11 a.m. — mover: Senator Morphew; outcome: adopted (voice vote; tally not specified).

Procedural notes: The transcript records that bills listed on the introduction calendar received their first reading and were referred to committee; specific committee referrals publicly announced on the floor included SF 1461 and SF 1462 to Education Finance and SF 1489 to Education. The transcript does not include roll-call vote totals for the motions listed above.

Ending: With the motions resolved, the Senate adjourned to its next stated meeting time.