Senate committee advances H 9 27, a 108‑page technical corrections bill, to third reading

The Senate on Tuesday received a committee report on H 9 27, the annual technical corrections bill for the 2026 legislative session, and ordered the measure for third reading.

Senator Clarkson, speaking for the Senate Government Operations Committee, described H 9 27 as a large, non‑appropriating bill—108 pages and 136 sections—that corrects typographical and grammatical errors, fixes cross‑references, removes obsolete provisions, eliminates gendered pronouns, and otherwise updates statutory text for clarity and consistency. "This year, legislative council has corrections in 18 out of our 33 titles," she said, and noted the bill’s section‑by‑section summary runs 16 pages.

Senator Clarkson also pointed to a substantive update in section 1: a renaming in a joint committee reference relating to carbon emissions, adding the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure to the roll call of joint committee members. She said the committee heard from legislative counsel Maria Royal and reported the bill out by a 5–0 vote, asking for the Senate’s support. The presiding officer put the question on ordering a third reading; senators voted "aye," and the Senate ordered third reading of H 9 27.

Senator Clarkson interlaced some remarks about the dry, technical nature of the work with lighthearted examples the committee used to mark the effort. The bill does not appropriate funds, and the committee described most changes as stylistic or corrective rather than substantive.