Regular legislative session through May 9

HB 457 was amended to take it off the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 51 passed Senate committee; HB 199 passed the Senate; HB 294 with minor amendment passed the Senate; HB 595 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 621 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 646 with major amendment passed committee; HB 763 passed the House; HB 804 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 816 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1033 passed Senate committee; SB 1 passed the House; SB 170 passed the House; SB 194 passed the Senate; SB 197 passed House committee; SB 200 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 207 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 217 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 307 passed the Senate; SB 310 passed the House; SB 312 passed the Senate; SB 319 passed the Senate; SB 425 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 466 passed the Senate; SB 479 with minor amendment passed House committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 153 passed the House; HB 597 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 661 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 157 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 164 passed House committee; SB 433 passed the Senate.

Regular legislative session, through May 2, 2026

 HB 1194 was amended in a way that it was removed from the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 73 passed Senate committee; HB 181 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 191 passed Senate committee; HB 199 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 316 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 398 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 427 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 578 with minor amendment passed committee and with minor amendment passed the House; HB 595 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 621 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 689 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 782 with major amendment passed Senate committee; HB 883 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 1008 with major amendment passed the House; HB 1137 with major amendment passed Senate committee; HB 1217 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 1 passed House committee; SB 83 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 123 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 234 with major amendment passed House committee; SB 306 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 310 passed House committee; SB 466 with minor amendment passed committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 250 passed Senate committee; HB 324 passed the House; HB 457 passed committee; HB 661 passed Senate committee.

Regular legislative session through Apr. 25, 2026

HB 1022 became a substitute bill in a form that allows it removal from the list of bad bills. HB 1028 after amendment in committee was taken off the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 51 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 180 passed the House; HB 192 passed the House; HB 294 passed Senate committee; HB 398 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 446 with major amendment passed the House; HB 615 with major amendment passed the House; HB 689 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 691 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; HB 804 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 824 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 1033 passed the House; HB 1038 with major amendment passed the House; HB 1041 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1137 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1217 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 82 passed House committee; SB 194 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 217 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 307 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 389 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 425 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 479 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 244 passed the House; HB 661 passed Senate committee; SB 501 passed committee.

Regular legislative session through Apr. 18, 2026

Due to committee amendments, SB 484 has been removed from the list of bad bills.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 400 with major amendment passed the House; HB 431 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 667 was deferred involuntarily; HB 713 was deferred involuntarily; HB 883 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 1008 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 1033 passed committee; HB 1038 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 1041 with major amendment passed committee; HB 1121 with minor amendment passed the House; SB 52 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 65 with minor amendment failed to pass the Senate; SB 90 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 197 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 319 with major amendment passed committee; SB 425 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 479 passed committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 250 passed the House; HB 458 passed committee; SB 157 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 433 with major amendment passed committee.

Regular legislative session through Apr. 11, 2026

HB 752 deserves mention because it was overhauled radically in committee. Basically, it wipes out almost all constitutional guardrails for legislative sessions, most of which in fact are good but it leaves no constitutional protection for things such as last-minute introduction and passage of bills. For that reason, it remains bad.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 4 with major amendment passed committee; HB 73 passed the House; HB 158 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 180 passed committee; HB 181 with major amendment passed committee; HB 191 passed the House; HB 192 passed committee; HB 294 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 431 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 780 passed the House; HB 782 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 883 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 1137 passed committee; SB 1 passed the Senate; SB 93 passed the Senate; SB 170 passed the Senate; SB 234 with major amendment passed the Senate; SB 312 with major amendment passed committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 250 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 324 passed committee; HB 648 passed the House; HB 752 with major amendment passed committee.