Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions Feb. 6, 2026

During its Feb. 6 floor session the Senate processed a large calendar of bills. Below are summarized outcomes for selected bills with recorded tallies as read aloud in the chamber:

- Senate Bill 583 (bus obstruction monitoring systems; civil penalties): Sponsor explained that the amendment limits retained footage to short clips used for issuing infractions; the Senate passed the bill Ayes 21, Noes 18.

- Senate Bill 595 (mechanics and storage liens; vehicle records): Passed Ayes 29, Noes 11.

- Senate Bill 28 (overtime protections for live‑in domestic workers): Passed Ayes 22, Noes 18.

- Senate Bill 42 (school meal debt policy; Department of Education evaluation): Passed unanimously Ayes 40, Noes 0.

- Senate Bill 50 (lobbying registration for local governments): Passed Ayes 21, Noes 19.

- Senate Bill 82 (fee waivers for court‑appointed attorneys): Passed Ayes 28, Noes 12.

- Senate Bill 161 (limits on prescription drug cost‑sharing under certain plans): Passed Ayes 34, Noes 6.

- Senate Bill 212 (optometrists dispensing certain schedule 6 medications): Passed Ayes 40, Noes 0.

- Senate Bill 215 (salary‑history and pay transparency measures): Passed Ayes 21, Noes 19.

- Senate Bill 271 (prescription drug affordability board; review and price limits): Passed Ayes 31, Noes 8 (as read in the record).

- Senate Bill 7‑63 (firearms and ammunition manufacturer excise tax): Passed Ayes 21, Noes 19 (debated on public‑health and rural‑impact grounds).

The Senate also agreed to numerous committee substitutes and advanced extensive uncontested calendars by voice vote or unanimous recorded votes. Where the transcript records only voice votes, the chamber reported the action without a roll call tally.

This roundup includes only the bills and tallies explicitly recorded on the Feb. 6 floor transcript; other bills were advanced by unanimous voice vote or placed on calendars for further action.