S.R. 1 Senate Rules Resolution - Amendments to Senate Rules: transcript

Senate floor, Jan 20, 2026

1. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:16:24

   Yeah, let me get to the right page. I accidentally typed SR two. We're actually on Senate Resolution one In your name. Yeah. And I want to pull that up on my screen 'cause I think I have a substitute or an amendment. I wanna make sure I choose. I I believe there is one.

2. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:16:43

   All right. Uh, Mr. President, there's a tiny, I think an amendment here, right? Yep. There it is. Uh, it's a substitute but was more technical in nature. So I'd like to move, substitute one.

3. Senate President (presiding)1:17:01

   That motion is in order. You wanna speak to the substitute senator?

4. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:17:05

   Uh, no. It's a, a minor thing that just, uh, creates just a or, uh, fixes a drafting error.

5. Senate President (presiding)1:17:13

   Yeah. So discussion to the motion to substitute, uh, this, the substitute is substitute one and Senator Fillmore's name. So the motion is to delete and title and body SR one and replace it with first substitute Senate Joint Senate Resolution one. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will let Motion passes. The bill is substituted now to the bill.

6. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:17:38

   Alright, Mr. President, the this, um, you know, we have a, uh, a new senator in our body who represents neither part of the majority nor the minority party as traditionally defined. Uh, and because we now have three political parties present in, uh, in the Senate, uh, it became necessary to define what Majority and Minority Party is. So we a add those definitions here. Um, we, uh, there's some wording correction, um, you know, about what what makes substitute legislation. We applied that to both Substi substitutes of bills and resolutions. Um, we clarify some things about point of orders. Uh, this made it through the legislative process committee over the winter and, uh, passed unanimously. So I'd seek the body's support.

7. Senate President (presiding)1:18:27

   Thank you. Any discussion to the Senate resolution? One. Senator Brammer

8. Sen. Brady Brammer1:18:32

   Sponsor yield. Senator Fillmore, will you yield? Yep.

9. Senate President (presiding)1:18:37

   Go ahead, Senator Brammer.

10. Sen. Brady Brammer1:18:38

    So my understanding is currently the Minority Party does receive certain resources and privileges as the designated minority party. Is that accurate?

11. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:18:48

    Yes. Mr. President, that's accurate.

12. Sen. Brady Brammer1:18:50

    So if we chose not to pass this bill, then the Minority Party would be, uh, the senator from, from, uh, Eagle Mountain Twila area, correct.

13. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:19:05

    Mr. President. That remains undefined, which is the point of the bill. So we would not be changing anything about what the Minority Party is or isn't entitled to, but simply defining the majority, the Minority party as the party with the second most members.

14. Senate President (presiding)1:19:19speaker not certain

    Okay, but Go ahead, Senator. Sorry.

15. Sen. Brady Brammer1:19:22

    So if we voted no on this, then the minority party would be the forward party. Is that accurate?

16. Senate President (presiding)1:19:31

    Senator Fillmore?

17. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:19:33

    No. Under current rule, minority party is undefined. Okay. So if we're defining it as the party with the second fewest as the minority party, if we don't define it, it's just, we're not sure how to treat that. Yes. It it would, it is not defined in rule Mr. President.

18. Senate President (presiding)1:19:57

    Okay. Senator Brammer, any further clarification?

19. Sen. Brady Brammer1:20:01

    No. It, it would be, uh, interesting if, if we were to treat the Minority party as the party with the least number of representatives. Um, and so that, that would be a fascinating possibility on that. Thank you.

20. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:20:15speaker not certain

    Probably the reason for the resolution.

21. Senate President (presiding)1:20:17

    Uh, further discussion on Senate resolution first substitute Senate resolution one. Seeing no further discussion, I'm gonna go to you, Senator.

22. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:20:26

    Uh, thank you. Without objection, Mr. President. I move that SR one, the first substitute pass and take immediate effect.

23. Senate President (presiding)1:20:36

    Thank We have a motion. The motion is under Suspension of the rules Shall first substitute Senate Bill one pass Roll call vote.

24. Unknown speaker1:20:45speaker not certain

    Senator Vickers Baldry Lewin Ramer Bus Colmore Escamia Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper Kinins Ipson Johnson. Quan McKay Mikel Milner Ipson I Musselman Owens pitcher Plum Rebe Aye. Sandal Aye. Stevenson. Aye. Stratton Aye. Bickers Aye. Weiler Aye. Wilson. Aye. Winterton. Aye. Lewin. President Adams Aye.

25. Senate President (presiding)1:21:55

    First substitute Senate resolution one, having received 27 yay votes, zero nay votes, two being absent, passes this body and will be returned to the staff, or sent to the staff and signed by the president, return to the staff for enrolling.

26. Unknown speaker1:22:13speaker not certain

    So that resolution passes?

27. Senate President (presiding)1:22:18

    Yes. So again, that bail passed under suspension of the rules as second and third reading, which wanted to clarify that. Senator ml, I'm gonna go to you for personal privilege.

28. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:22:33

    Thank you, Mr. President. Personal privilege.

29. Senate President (presiding)1:22:35

    Granted. Okay, I'm gonna invite our guest.