29 March 2026

Regular legislative session through Mar. 28, 2026

 As the filing deadline approaches, there’s still a good volume of new bills.

THE GOOD: HB 997 by Rep. Kathy Edmonston could reduce official journal costs to taxpayers; HB 1002 by Rep. Josh Carlson would produce more realistic recovery cost information for liability; HB 1008 by Rep. Chuck Owen would increase whistleblower and free speech protections in higher education; SB 425 by Sen. Jay Morris would expand options to remove from office misbehaving public officers.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 51 passed committee; HB 99 was withdrawn; HB 199 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 363 passed committee; HB 393 passed committee; HB 427 passed the House; HB 489 passed the House; HB 534 passed the House; HB 780 with minor amendment passed committee; HB 782 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 1 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 52 passed committee; SB 82 passed committee; SB 93 passed committee; SB 123 with major amendment passed committee; SB 170 passed committee; SB 200 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 234 with minor amendment passed committee; SB 306 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 661 passed committee.

SCORECARD:

Total number of bills, House: 1020; total number of bills, Senate: 425.

 

Total number of good bills, House: 80; total number of good bills, Senate: 36.

 

Total number of bad bills, House: 54; total number of bad bills, Senate: 14.

 

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 13; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 13.

 

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 7; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 2.

 

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 12; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 12.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 2.

 

Total House good bills approved by House: 3; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 1.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 1.

 

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 0.

 

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 0.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 0.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 0.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House: 0.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 0.

 

Total House good bills going to governor: 0; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.

 

Total House bad bills going to governor: 0; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 0.

 

Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.

 

Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.

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