This is the deadline for all committees to file committee reports with the Clerk's Office in order to comply with the mandatory 48-hour waiting period before a bill may be voted on in order for passage to the House (First Crossover). This term "decking" is said to mean "placing the bills on deck" or "clearing the decks" and making bills available to Senate members for review for a full 48-hours before a full Senate vote is taken during Session. Any bill not submitted in its final form by the decking deadline no longer can be considered for passage during the session.
As this is the second year of the biennium, bills introduced in 2005 that failed to meet their deadline can still be considered during this 2006 session year.