Senate approves revenue rules bundle authorizing 27 agency rules

The Senate took up an engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 42‑45, described on the floor as a "revenue rules bundle" containing 27 rules across six agencies, including the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, the Division of Financial Institutions, the Insurance Commission, the Racing Commission, the Lottery, and the Tax Division.

The junior senator from the 16th explained the floor amendment, saying the package changes two lottery rules and one tax‑division rule that pertains to cemetery companies. The Senate adopted the amendment and then the bill passed on a recorded vote (30 yays, 1 nay, 3 absent). The Senate later voted to make the bill effective from passage by the required threshold (31 yays, 0 nays, 3 absent), and the clerk was instructed to communicate the action to the House.

What it means: The measure authorizes several agency rule changes; the floor explanation specified agency coverage and highlighted two lottery rules and a tax‑division rule concerning cemetery companies. The House later sent a message rejecting Senate amendments for this bill and the Senate moved to recede (later actions recorded).