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SR 1

Modifying Senate Rules to permit certain parking expenses to be paid for out of members' services and supplies account.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Lew Frederick

The resolution simply directs formal notification that a Senate quorum is present and the Senate is ready to proceed with business.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · SR 1

Summary — SR 1: Resolution notifying Governor and House that the Senate is ready to proceed

Overview / Purpose

SR 1 is a procedural Senate resolution that directs the Secretary of the Senate to notify the Governor and the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is present and that the Senate is ready to proceed with the business of the session. The resolution does not enact substantive policy or create new statutory duties beyond the notification; it is intended to establish the Senate’s readiness to transact public business at the start (or reconvening) of a legislative session.

Key provisions

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to inform the Governor and the House of Representatives that:
    • A quorum of the Senate is present; and
    • The Senate is ready to proceed with the transaction of business.
  • No provisions that change law, create budgetary authorizations, or impose new regulatory requirements.
  • Purely procedural/administrative in nature.

Who is affected

  • Senate leadership and members: confirms the Senate’s quorum and readiness to proceed.
  • Secretary of the Senate: assigned the formal duty of notifying the Governor and the House.
  • Governor and House of Representatives: recipients of the formal notice; the resolution signals to them that Senate business may proceed.
  • General public and other state actors: indirectly affected only insofar as the resolution signals official commencement of Senate business.

Procedural / timeline details and status

  • Introduced (recorded): August 21, 2025 (metadata).
  • Legislative actions in the file show multiple readings and adoptions across entry dates; principal recorded steps include:
    • Read and adopted (recorded): September 4, 2025.
    • Reported enrolled: September 4, 2025.
    • Earlier readings/adoptions also appear in the record (including January 2025 dates), consistent with multiple entries or versions across jurisdictions.
  • Current status: ADOPTED and reported enrolled.

Impact and context

  • Legal/fiscal impact: none — SR 1 is a non-binding, administrative resolution used to notify other branches/chambers that the Senate has met quorum requirements and will begin business.
  • Practical effect: provides the formal notification mechanism required by legislative practice to coordinate session activity with the Governor’s office and the lower chamber.
  • Note on record complexity: the consolidated document includes multiple SR‑1 texts and ancillary materials from different states and drafting contexts. The authoritative adopted text in this file is the short resolution instructing the Secretary to notify the Governor and House that the Senate is ready to proceed.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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