Senate refers SF 2425 to Appropriations; secretary reads multiple House-passed bills

The Senate convened March 9, 2026, approved its journal as printed and referred Senate File 2425 to the Committee on Appropriations, the presiding officer said.

The secretary then read a set of bills the House passed on March 9, 2026. Those included a measure on the use of physician assistant and physician associate titles (listed in the reading as Senate File 2190); education-related bills (listed as House File 2335 and House File 2538) covering education requirements, school discipline and individualized education program team procedures; a bill described as providing accessible prescription-related measures for people who are blind or have visual impairments (House File 2585); and a bill relating to decedent property and distribution of child support (House File 2660). The reading provided bill identifiers and short descriptions but did not include legislative text or vote outcomes in the transcript.

The presiding officer announced the referral under Senate rule 38: "Senate File 2425 is referred to the Committee on Appropriations." That referral was entered on the record but no floor debate or vote on the measure was recorded in the transcript.

Party caucus times were announced and the Senate recessed to allow caucusing. "Democrats will caucus in Room 24," one senator announced; a separate announcement set the Republican caucus for 9:45 a.m. The Senate then moved to a brief recess to permit the caucuses.

No formal floor debate, amendments, or roll-call votes on the bills read were recorded in the transcript. The next procedural or substantive action on the referral or the listed House bills was not specified in the record provided.