Senate suspends rules to confirm appointees, refers bills and sets next meeting

The presiding officer recognized floor motions and committee referrals across several items. A senator identified as the Senator from Washington moved that H.7.27 (sustainable data center deployment) be relieved from the Committee on Finance and committed to the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy; the motion carried by voice vote.

The clerk read H.944 (FY2027 transportation program), which the presiding officer referred to the Committee on Finance under rule 31 because it affects state revenue. H.762, described as affecting state expenditures, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations under rule 31. H.955 (education) was given a first reading and, because it failed to meet crossover, was referred to the Rules Committee under rule 44.

A senator moved that the rules be suspended so that multiple gubernatorial appointees listed on the calendar could be taken up together and confirmed without debate. The presiding officer put the question and the motion carried by voice vote; the Senate confirmed the appointees whose names were not underlined on the calendar page cited by the mover.

Before adjourning, several senators announced committee meeting times at 1:00 p.m. (Finance; Appropriations; Government Operations; Institutions). The Senate then agreed by voice vote to stand adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 04/21/2026.