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House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

Monday, February 23, 2026·4h 48m·▶ Watch / Listen

A dense elections docket moved through House State Affairs: five bills advanced, including party-line and razor-thin splits, while HB26-1104's credit-agency voter address check was killed. Signature-verification, campaign-consultant, and ballot-measure transparency measures all cleared with dissent crossing party lines.

Key Actions

·County Mail Ballot Signature Verification RequirementsPassed

+ 6 more actions

Notable Quotes

Going to start with House Bill 1113, followed by House Bill 1088-1104-1080-1137 and 1084.

Committee ChairThe chair set the order for a packed elections-focused docket that produced several contested votes and one killed bill.

Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (10)Scott Bottoms, Brandi Bradley, Michael Carter, Cecelia Espenoza, Lisa Feret, Stephanie Luck, Kenny Nguyen, Naquetta Ricks, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford
No (1)Meg Froelich
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (7)Michael Carter, Cecelia Espenoza, Lisa Feret, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford
No (3)Brandi Bradley, Stephanie Luck, Naquetta Ricks
Excused (1)Scott Bottoms
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (11)Cecelia Espenoza, Scott Bottoms, Stephanie Luck, Naquetta Ricks, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford, Brandi Bradley, Michael Carter, Lisa Feret, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen
Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (6)Michael Carter, Cecelia Espenoza, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Naquetta Ricks, Jenny Willford
No (5)Scott Bottoms, Brandi Bradley, Lisa Feret, Stephanie Luck, Chad Clifford
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Michael Carter, Lisa Feret, Meg Froelich, Chad Clifford, Kenny Nguyen, Jenny Willford, Cecelia Espenoza, Naquetta Ricks
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Stephanie Luck, Brandi Bradley
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (6)Lisa Feret, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Naquetta Ricks, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford
No (5)Scott Bottoms, Brandi Bradley, Michael Carter, Cecelia Espenoza, Stephanie Luck
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TranscriptPreview
I was telling the room. Okay. The House State Civic, Veteran, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will come to order. Ms. King, please call the roll. Representatives. Bottoms. Here. Bradley. Here. Carter. Espinosa. Fray. Here. Frohlich. No. Yes. No to them. Yes. Here. Happy to be here. Rex. Here. Wilford. Mr. Chair, I am here. We have everyone present. Thank you. We're going to go over the bills that we're going to hear today. Going to start with House Bill 1113, followed by House Bill 1088-1104-1080-1137 and 1084. This is going to be.
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