Votes at a glance: multiple House and Senate files pass the Senate

The Senate disposed of multiple bills on the floor with recorded or unanimous votes. Highlights:

• Senate File 487 — requires an in‑person pre‑audit interview with an employer or a designated representative and lists records subject to employer audits. Final passage recorded 29 ayes, 16 nays.

• Senate File 563 — creates a new license for crematory operators, requires nationally certified training or funeral director licensure, and subjects crematory operators to funeral‑director laws; passed 45–0.

• Senate File 2340 — prohibits battery‑powered alarm fences that trigger alarm systems on nonresidential properties; passed 45–0.

• House File 2231 (substituted for Senate File 2361) — establishes a Seal of Civic Excellence program administered by the Department of Education to recognize student civics achievement; passed 45–0.

• House File 2610 (substituted for Senate File 2391) — implements a common course‑numbering system, statewide co‑requisite models, and CTE alignment for community colleges; passed 45–0.

• House File 2558 (substituted for Senate File 2410) — adds two exemptions to public improvement definitions; passed 45–0.

Procedural notes: Sponsors routinely asked unanimous consent to immediately message passed bills to the other chamber. Several measures were substituted with corresponding House files before final passage.