Order relative to considering House Bill, No. 4646 during the Senate Session of June 11, 2026
This bill is a procedural order that schedules House Bill 4646 for immediate consideration during a specific Senate session on June 11, 2026. It overrides standard Senate rules to allow the bill, which focuses on child welfare protections, to be read and debated right away rather than waiting for the regular calendar. The order also permits the Senate to use a new version of the bill text recommended by the Ways and Means committee and allows for specific types of amendments during the debate. This measure does not change the actual content of the child welfare bill but rather sets the rules for how and when the Senate will vote on it.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 4, 2026
Last action Jun 4, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
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1
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended and adopted
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Michael Rodrigues
DDemocratic
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