Chair says H.B. 519 will reach Senate floor Friday after unanimous Finance report; committee to take more testimony on government-accountability bill

The chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations opened the committee’s April 15, 2026, meeting and announced that an amendment to H.B. 519 was reported unanimously by the Finance Committee and is scheduled for consideration on the Senate floor Friday.

“We just had a little bit of a discussion on an amendment on H 5 1 9. I understand it did the finance, unanimously, so it'll be on the floor on Friday,” the chair said.

The chair said H.B. 519 will appear as a notice line and will be up for action on Friday. Committee members did not take a formal vote on the amendment during the Government Operations meeting; the chair framed the update as scheduling information coming out of Finance.

The committee also postponed additional testimony on H.B. 67, described in the meeting as the government accountability bill. “We will take more testimony on the legislative operation, the government accountability bill, H 67 at another time,” the chair said.

The chair added that a so-called treasurer’s bill could be voted on the following day and noted H.B. 927, a technical corrections measure that drew the attention of Senator Clarkson. “And also on 9 27, which is a technical corrections bill, which I know Senator Clarkson has been salivating over reporting,” the chair said.

There were no formal motions or committee votes recorded during the brief session. The chair closed the meeting after asking if there was any other business and adjourned.

The committee did not set a specific time for the next meeting during the remarks transcribed; the chair said only that members would see one another tomorrow.