Senate receives House message on SJR 11 and grants unanimous consent to message two House files

The Senate convened May 3, 2026, established a quorum and approved the journal as printed before receiving a message from the House that it had passed Senate Joint Resolution 11.

The secretary told the chamber, "Madam president, the house has on 05/02/2026 passed the following resolution," and read that the House passed "Senate joint resolution 11, a joint resolution proposing an amendment of the constitution relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes." The message was entered on the Senate record; no debate on SJR 11 occurred during the session recorded in the transcript.

Later in the morning, Senator Clemish asked unanimous consent "to immediately message House File 2797 and House File 2787." The chair responded, "Hearing no objections, so ordered," and the Senate authorized the immediate message to the House. The chair then announced that Republican and Democratic caucuses would begin immediately (Republicans in Room 22, Democrats in Room 24) and the chamber recessed for those caucuses.

Procedural items recorded during the session included the chair's instruction to open the voting system to record presence and the chair's announcement that a quorum was present. The opening prayer was offered by Senator Warmie of Story County; Senator Petersen (Polk) and Senator Sweeney (Harden) made brief announcements and acknowledgments during the session.

The transcript does not record further debate, votes on SJR 11 in the Senate, or detailed descriptions of the contents of House Files 2797 or 2787. The journal was approved 'as printed' during the session.