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S3200  ·  Amendment

25 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-07-23SenateReported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2026-07-23SenateRecommended new text for H5469
2026-07-23SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2026-07-23SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 30, 2026
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #2 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #3 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #5 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #6 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #7 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #8 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #9 (Keenan) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #10 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #11 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #17 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #215 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #19 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #20 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #22 (Dooner) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #18 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #216 (Yeas 6 to Nays 33)
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #24 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #25 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #1 (Tarr) rejected
2026-07-30SenateAmendment #23 (Rodrigues) adopted
2026-07-30SenateReprinted, as amended, see S3244
2026-07-30SenateSubstituted, as amended, for H5469
2026-07-30SenateSee H5469

2 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-07-30 16:59SenateNo. 215Question on adoption of the amendment 1740–0
2026-07-30 17:20SenateNo. 216Amendment #18 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #216 (Yeas 6 to Nays 33)6–33

25 amendments filed

16 rejected  ·  7 withdrawn  ·  2 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Legislative RecordBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 2Recommendations of the ChairJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 3Voting TransparencyJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 4Withdrawn
Senate 5Audit ReportJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 6DisclosuresJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 7Making Communications Public RecordsJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 8Posting Legislative Records on the Legislative WebsiteJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 9Legislative Records Presumed PublicJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 10Removing the Time limitations on what is considered a Legislative RecordBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 11Applying the public records law to the Judiciary Bruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 12Withdrawn
Senate 13Withdrawn
Senate 14Withdrawn
Senate 15Withdrawn
Senate 16Withdrawn
Senate 17Press ShieldRebecca L. RauschAdopted
Senate 18Public Records application to the general courtBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 19Maximizing the Availability of Public RecordsBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 20No cost for public records requestBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 21Withdrawn
Senate 22Clarifying Judicial ReviewKelly A. DoonerRejected
Senate 23SWM AmendmentMichael J. RodriguesAdopted
Senate 24Audit Document RequestBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 25Public Records Transparency Bruce E. TarrRejected

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.