Chair refers Senate File 2462 to appropriations after secretary reads House messages

The presiding officer called the Senate to order and a Senate officer read messages from the House indicating it had passed a package of bills on Feb. 26, 2026. The list was read into the record by the secretary and included a range of measures touching on driver's license examinations, public-records provisions, pilot projects for public defenders, child welfare matters and proposals relating to mental-health inpatient capacity and other topics.

After the secretary's reading, the chair announced, "pursuant to Rule 38, Senate File 2462 is referred from the calendar to the committee on appropriations." The referral sends the measure to the committee that oversees budgetary consideration; no committee action was recorded on the floor during this session.

The reading of House messages did not include floor debate on the listed bills. The items were reported into the record for referral or further committee consideration according to standard chamber procedure. The chair then moved on to introductions and announcements before recessing for caucus.