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House records committee reports and introduces bills, including K–12 funding proposal
Summary
The House received committee reports, introduced multiple bills (including a proposal to increase K–12 appropriations up to 2% for 10 years and a proposed ballot question), and adjourned until April 29 at 9 a.m.
The House convened for a short legislative session in which clerks read committee reports and introduced several bills, including a high-profile proposal to increase K–12 funding and submit a ballot question, before adjourning until Wednesday, April 29 at 9 a.m.
The clerk read a series of committee reports and recommendations to the chamber. The clerk said the Committee on Appropriations recommended referral of a set of House bills and amended items and recommended that Senate Bill 132 be amended and referred to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The clerk also read that the Committee on State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs recommended that Senate Bill 90 be postponed indefinitely.
House Bill 14‑25, sponsored by Representatives Gilchrist and Brown and Senators Doherty and Bridal, was introduced to regulate applied behavior analysis services and was assigned to the Committee on Health and Human Services, the clerk reported. The clerk introduced House Bill 14‑26 by Representatives Camacho and Zocai and Senator Roberts to implement recommendations from the Department of Law's 2026 legislative report; the chair assigned it to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 1‑31, sponsored by Senators Ball and Pelton Biel and Representatives Woodrow and Woot, was introduced on protections against abusive practices in sports betting and assigned to the Committee on Finance. The clerk introduced Senate Bill 1‑35 by Senators Bridges and Kipp and Representatives Bacon and Lukins proposing to increase state appropriations for public K–12 education by up to 2% for 10 years, to allow the state to retain revenue in excess of the statutory spending limit equal to K–12 funding, and to submit a ballot question to the state's registered electors; the chair assigned that bill to Appropriations.
The clerk also introduced Senate Bill 1‑42 addressing development of thermal energy resources, assigned to the Committee on Energy and Environment, and Senate Bill 1‑66 concerning disqualifying convictions for school board members, assigned to the Committee on Education.
No roll-call votes or amendments were recorded on the floor during this session; committee recommendations and bill assignments were read for the record. The chair moved and announced adjournment; the House was adjourned until Wednesday, April 29 at 9 a.m.
What happened next: committees will consider the introduced bills in their assigned committees; no further floor action was recorded in this transcript.
