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Wednesday, February 18, 2026·9m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Finance Committee advanced all four Senate bills on its docket without debate, passing three unanimously and one with a 13-to-5 vote, after confirming each bill was an exact or near-exact cognate of a previously reported House bill.

Key Actions

·SB 400 – Admissions Tax Authority for Two JurisdictionsPassed

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Notable Quotes

“On the docket, we have four that are exact cognates of bills that pass the House. I have told two of the Senate patrons that, no, they did not need to come. However, if for any reason, any of these bills get a fever, we will carry them over. Because out of courtesy, obviously, you don't do anything negative if the patron isn't in the room.”

Madam Chair — The Chair explained her approach to managing the four Senate bills on the docket, all of which were cognates of previously reported House bills.

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Votes

Motion on Senate Bill 400Passed
Move to report Senate Bill 591Passed
Amendment to Senate Bill 649 (add period on line 142)No Vote
Move to report Senate Bill 612Passed
Move to report Senate Bill 649 as amendedPassed
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Members, take your seat. Clerk, please open the roll. Members, indicate your attendance. Thank you. Close the roll. We have a quorum. The full committee of House Finance will come to order. And on the docket, we have four that are exact cognates of bills that pass the House. I have told two of the Senate patrons that, no, they did not need to come. However, if for any reason, any of these bills get a fever, we will carry them over. Because out of courtesy, obviously, you don't do anything negative if the patron isn't in the room. So I'm going to turn to council to report the bills. The first one is Senate Bill 400. And if you would tell us it's cognate. Thank you, Madam Chair. Senate Bill 400 with Senator Diggs is identical to House Bill 550. And we reported that from House Finance, 15 to 7. Senate Bill 591. Senator McPike's bill is identical to House Bill 1180 as that reported with amendments from House Finance, 22 to 0. Senate Bill 612. Senator Pillion's bill is almost identical to House Bill 400. As that reported with amendments from House Finance, 18 to 3. There is…
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