General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Friday, February 6, 2026·11m·▶ Watch / Listen

The General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee advanced seven bills — several with amendments or substitutes — while laying two bills on the table and striking one from the docket, with fiscal impact concerns driving the decisions to table the Artificial Intelligence Workforce Impact Act and a language access administration bill.

Key Actions

·HB 28 – Voter Registration Ineligible Voter RemovalNo Vote

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Controversies

Vote count correction on HB 1009

After the vote on HB 1009, the chair initially stated the result was 'six to zero,' then immediately self-corrected to 'seven zero.' No other speaker disputed the count; the final stated result was 7-0.

Notable Quotes

“I think that this is another one of those well intentioned pieces of legislation by the patron. But again, because of the potential fiscal impact, I'm going to make a motion that we gently lay this on the table.”
A committee member (identity UNCLEAR) — The committee member moved to table HB 310, the Artificial Intelligence Workforce Impact Act, which would have established reporting requirements for state agencies related to the impact of AI on the workforce.

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Votes

Report HB 28Passed

Report HB 127 as amendedPassed

Report HB 247Passed

Lay HB 310 on the tableNo Vote

Report HB 494 with substituteNo Vote

Report HB 580 with amendmentsNo Vote

Report HB 797 with substitutePassed

Lay HB 1009 on the tablePassed

Strike HB 1121 from the docketPassed

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TranscriptPreview

All to order the Friday, February 6th meeting of General government and capital outlay. We have several bills before us and we will take it from the top. First up, I'm sorry we got to take the role. I'm getting too much ahead of myself. Open the roll. Members, signify your presence. And we have a quorum. Thank you so much. First up we have House Bill 28 by Henson. Chair recognizes Ms. Peaks. Yes, sir. House Bill 28 by Delegate Henson requires elections to complete the removal of all ineligible voters from the voter registration system. 90 days prior I moved to report. Second. It's been moving properly. Seconded that we report. House Bill 28. Members cash approval. And the bill reports five to two. Next up, we have House Bill 127 and we have recognized Ms. Peak. First, we're gonna. Okay, we have moved the amendment. Is there a second? Second. Okay, we have the amendment in front of us. Ms. Peaks. Yes, sir. House Bill 127 by Delegate Carlson makes various changes to provisions regarding bail hearings as amended. The bill has no cost because it removes the provision related to one time payment for court appointed…

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