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Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Tuesday, March 31, 2026·36m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee advanced all 12 bills on its agenda — all technical statutory revision and correction measures — to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendations, placing every bill on the consent calendar. No opposition was recorded on any bill.

Key Actions

·HB 26-1303 – Technical Changes to Energy and Carbon Management StatutesPassed

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Notable Quotes

“The current rule refers to an exam as the International code council exam F31, a standard for journeyman, mechanical or successor exams. The F31 exam is not applicable to welders.”

Senator Marc Catlin — Explaining why HB 26-1303 changes the terminology used to describe the exam welders on oil and gas process lines must pass to obtain certification.

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Votes

Move HB 26-1303 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1218 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1294 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1217 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1219 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1296 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1295 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1216 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1220 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1297 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1293 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
Move HB 26-1215 to Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (5)Marc Catlin, William Lindstedt, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Tom Sullivan, Katie Wallace
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An effort could. Let's hope it's not quite that much effort today. Today I'm bringing to you House Bill 261303. Senator Ball would. Would have been with me, but he had some other things that he needed to do today, so I'll be pinch hitting for him. So 261303 is the technical changes to the energy and car management statutes. What it does is it makes two revisions to energy and carbon management statutes. First, the bill amends the terminology used to describe an exam that welders working on oil and gas process lines are required to pass to obtain certification. The law requires the commission to adopt rules to require certification for welders in oil and gas. The rules require passing an exam. The current rule refers to an exam as the International code council exam F31, a standard for journeyman, mechanical or successor exams. The F31 exam is not applicable to welders. The bill changes the reference to instead refer to certain other exams that are applicable applicable to welders in the oil and gas industry. Second, in certain instances throughout the bill, oil and gas operations are changing to energy and carbon management operations to ensure uniformity…
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