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Senate commerce committee adopts its rules, opens three bill hearings
Summary
The Senate Committee on Commerce and General Government opened its organizational meeting Feb. 4, adopted committee rules for the session by roll call, then held public hearings on three bills: SB 1512 (Prosperity10000), SB 1513 (delay to a real-estate team-name rule), and SB 1524 (horse-racing lottery allocation).
The Senate Committee on Commerce and General Government convened an organizational meeting on Feb. 4 and voted to adopt committee rules dated Feb. 4, 2026. Senator Robinson moved to adopt the proposed rules; a roll call recorded Senators Pham, Robinson and Chair Meade voting yes, while Senators Narott Misland and Vice Chair Draisone were recorded as excused. The motion carried and the committee closed the organizational portion of its meeting.
After adopting rules, Chair Meek opened public hearings on three bills scheduled for the morning session. Committee staff provided brief summaries and procedural notes for each measure, including that fiscal or revenue impacts had not yet been released for several items and that some bills had subsequent referrals to Ways and Means. The committee discussed the possibility of amendments and follow-up work sessions for items that may require technical cleanup or scheduling changes.
The committee then proceeded with the advertised public hearings, hearing testimony from state workforce partners on SB 1512, from industry representatives on SB 1513, and from the horse-racing community on SB 1524. The committee closed public testimony on those items and adjourned at the scheduled end of its meeting.
