House Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Wednesday, February 25, 2026·4h 11m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee heard emotional testimony on Rep. Max Brooks' inclusive-housing bill (HB26-1061), which would replicate the Wellspring model for the developmentally disabled community, and killed a bill that would have narrowed the preferred-language notice requirement for homeowners' associations (HB26-1201) on a party-line vote. Two other measures — on digital legal notices and fatal-crash reporting — advanced over bipartisan-scattered dissent.

Key Actions

·Digital Publication for Legal NoticePassed

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Notable Quotes

“have a prepared statement is because 1061 lives squarely in my heart.”
Max Brooks — The sponsor opened without notes, framing the inclusive-housing bill as personal and rooted in the disabled community rather than industry interests.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (10)Andrew Boesenecker, Max Brooks, Jamie Jackson, Mandy Lindsay, Kenny Nguyen, Chris Richardson, Larry Don Suckla, Ron Weinberg, Rebekah Stewart, Meg Froelich

No (2)Amy Paschal, Elizabeth Velasco

Excused (1)Lori Goldstein

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Jamie Jackson, Mandy Lindsay, Kenny Nguyen, Amy Paschal, Larry Don Suckla, Elizabeth Velasco, Rebekah Stewart, Meg Froelich

No (2)Chris Richardson, Ron Weinberg

Excused (2)Max Brooks, Lori Goldstein

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Jamie Jackson, Mandy Lindsay, Kenny Nguyen, Amy Paschal, Elizabeth Velasco, Rebekah Stewart, Meg Froelich

No (4)Max Brooks, Chris Richardson, Larry Don Suckla, Ron Weinberg

Excused (1)Lori Goldstein

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TranscriptPreview

Representatives bassnecker. Excused. Brooks. Present. Jackson. Present. Lindsey wen. Here. Pascal. Pascal phillips. Excused. Richardson. Here. Sukla. Here. Velasco. Excused. Weinberg. Excused. Vice chair. Stewart. Here. Madam chair, Welcome to Rep. Brooks. Can you tell us a little bit about 1061? Madam Chair, I can, and I'm happy to. Thank you. I have notes from which I'm going to work. I do not have a prepared statement. Part of the reason I did not have a prepared statement is because 1061 lives squarely in my heart. I do not need prepared remarks for that. However, I do need some guidelines to make sure that I'm getting some of the points made because I occasionally might become a little too loquacious on one thing. Pithy, perhaps, might also be at risk here. But I want to make sure that the. That the points are being taken care of here. You all should have received a fact sheet earlier that I distributed. I hope that you've had a chance to read it. If you have not yet had a chance to read it, I would encourage you to look it over because there are some facts on there. It's not necessarily, you…

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