The chair, the presiding officer of the Senate, approved the day’s journal and announced that Senate File 232 was referred from the calendar to the Senate Appropriations Committee during the session.

"Hearing none, the journal is approved as printed," the chair said. Later the chair stated, "pursuant to Rule 38, Senate File 232 is referred from the calendar to the committee on appropriations." The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or identify a mover or seconder for either action.

Approving the journal is a routine procedural step that finalizes the official record of the previous meeting’s proceedings. Referral under Rule 38 moves a bill from the full Senate calendar to a committee for further consideration; the transcript indicates the referral was made but does not record any committee scheduling or debate on the bill.

No further details about Senate File 232 — including its sponsor, subject matter, committee assignment beyond the Appropriations Committee, or any vote tally — were specified in the transcript excerpt. The session included other ceremonial items and introductions, but those remarks were separate from the procedural actions recorded here.

Next steps: Senate File 232 is now with the Appropriations Committee according to the chair’s announcement; any future hearings, votes, or calendar actions on the bill would be recorded in committee or subsequent floor transcripts.