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2026 Week 11 Legislative Update The House and Senate gaveled out Sine Die in the early hours of Friday morning.   Both chambers wrapped up their work for the 2026 Legislative Session around 1:00 AM.   Legislators voted on dozens of bills and special actions in the final two days of the session.  The hundreds of bills that successfully made it all…

2026 Week 11 Legislative Update This week the legislature was in session Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for Legislative Days 36 through 38.  Tuesday and Thursday served as committee work days.  With the legislative session drawing to a close, both chambers spent long hours on the floor this week debating and voting on bills.    The Senate is scheduled to vote on…

2026 Week 10 Legislative Update Legislators were back under the Gold Dome this week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 32 through 35, and Tuesday served as a committee work day.  Lawmakers are quickly running out of time to get their bills across the finish line.  Next week the legislature is back in session Monday, Wednesday,…

2026 Week 9 Legislative Update Legislators were in session this week Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 29 through 31, and Wednesday served as a committee work day.  The several legislative days immediately following Crossover Day are typically significantly slower than the days leading up to it.  While committees convened throughout the week to consider the…

2026 Crossover Day Legislative Update Legislators were in session Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday for Legislative Days 26 through 28 last week.  Friday was Crossover Day, which is the deadline for a bill to successfully move out of its chamber of origin to stay alive this session.  Any bill that did not make it out of at least one chamber…

2026 Week 7 Legislative Update  This week legislators were in session Tuesday through Thursday for Legislative Days 23 through 25, with Monday serving as the first Committee Work Day of the session.  With only one week left until the Crossover Day deadline, dozens of committees and subcommittees met throughout the week to consider legislation.  Any bill that is…