Proposed Senate Rules for the 2025-2026 Legislative Session
Senate, February 6, 2025 – Text of the proposed Senate Rules recommended by the Temporary Committee on Rules to be adopted as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2025-2026.
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Members receiving SWM GAA recommendation | Adopted | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Filing amendments to the GAA | Adopted | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Joint Petitions | Adopted | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Clarifying Public Availability | Adopted | |
| Jehlen, Patricia D. | Summaries of reported bills | Adopted | |
| (Redraft) | Jehlen, Patricia D. | Summaries of reported bills | Adopted |
| (2nd Redraft) | Tarr, Bruce E. | Calling for a minority caucus | Adopted |
| (Redraft) | Lovely, Joan B. | Corrective Amendment | Adopted |
| (2nd Redraft) | Friedman, Cindy F. | Ensuring Consistent Debate Procedure | Adopted |
| Keenan, John F. | Requiring Committee Bill Summaries | Laid aside | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Modifying the dilatory timeline for laying a matter on the table | Rejected YEAS 5 - NAYS 33 | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Time to review legislative matters | Rejected | |
| Keenan, John F. | Bills and Resolves | Rejected | |
| Keenan, John F. | Reasonable Amount of Time | Rejected | |
| Fattman, Ryan C. | Clarifying legislative days for Rule 24 | Rejected YEAS 6 - NAYS 32 | |
| Fattman, Ryan C. | Updating the motion to lay a matter on the table | Rejected | |
| Fattman, Ryan C. | Unanimous consent for session past midnight | Rejected | |
| Fattman, Ryan C. | Unanimous consent for session past the hour of 10pm | Rejected | |
| Fattman, Ryan C. | Virtual vote designation | Rejected YEAS 6 - NAYS 31 | |
| Keenan, John F. | Senate Staff Input | Rejected | |
| Keenan, John F. | Procurement Reporting | Rejected | |
| (Redraft) | Tarr, Bruce E. | Senate counsel selection | Rejected |
| (Redraft) | Keenan, John F. | In-Person Voting | Rejected YEAS 5 - NAYS 32 |
| (Redraft) | Keenan, John F. | Litigation | Rejected |
| (Redraft) | Keenan, John F. | Senate President Election Roll Calls | Rejected |
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