House passes a package of consumer, housing and administrative fixes in one sitting
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Summary
On the floor the House advanced and passed a broad set of bills on third reading — including measures on condominiums, building design (scissor stairs), pet insurance protections, middle housing and landlord-tenant notice fixes — largely by consent and with short sponsor remarks.
The House advanced and declared passed a large package of bills on third reading covering housing, consumer protection and administrative fixes.
Key items that received brief floor remarks before passage included: - House Bill 2304 (condominiums): Sponsor Representative Taylor described the bill as a trailer to last year’s condominium liability changes that adds "stacked flats" to encourage more units for first-time buyers; the clerk recorded the bill passed (94–0 reported).
- Substitute House Bill 2228 (scissor stair provisions in the state building code): Representative Zahn said the measure will allow more efficient building design while maintaining life safety; the substitute bill was declared passed (95–0 reported).
- Substitute House Bill 2340 (application of substance use disorder monitoring program to nursing assistants): Representative Simmons and proponents described the bill as expanding a monitoring program and noted an effective date inserted in the bill (07/01/2026); substitute House Bill 2340 was declared passed.
- House Bills addressing landlord-tenant notice delivery, partnership statutes, pet-insurance protections and middle housing (House Bills 22-54, 10-78, 24-52, 26-64, among others): Sponsors described constituent problems (undelivered certified-mail notices, insurer transfers, rural middle-housing provisions) and urged adoption. Most of these bills were passed by the constitutional majority on the floor; roll calls recorded in the transcript report unanimous or large-majority results for these items.
Taken together the items are largely technical fixes or modest expansions intended to address constituent problems, housing supply and consumer protections. Sponsors repeatedly described the measures as narrowly targeted and urged quick passage so the bills can move forward in the legislative process.
What happens next: Bills that passed on final reading will follow the usual enrollment/transmittal steps; the transcript supplies vote tallies for many items (see the provenance and actions list), while a few clerk lines contain shorthand or garbled numerics. The House adjourned until 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 11.
