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Votes at a glance: Business Utility Subcommittee calendar actions

Business Utility Subcommittee · March 18, 2026
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Summary

A compact summary of committee action on the day’s calendar: several bills were advanced to the full committee, a few failed, and multiple items were sent to summer study or rolled to later calendars.

The Business Utility Subcommittee completed a packed calendar with the following notable outcomes (votes and procedural actions recorded in the hearing transcript):

- HB569 (Representative Farmer): Adopted late amendment 15999 and advanced to full committee (7 ayes, 2 nays). - HB1970 (Chairman Farmer): Amendment 016009 adopted; advanced to full committee unanimously (9–0). - HB2223 (Speaker Marsh): Advanced to full committee after testimony (5 ayes, 3 nays, 1 present not voting). - HB167 / HB1627 (Military Families Licensing Recognition Act / Representative Eldridge): Amendment 015463 adopted; advanced to floor (9–0). - HB1760 (Representative Gantt): Amendment 015539 adopted; advanced to floor (8–0). - HB2169 (Representative Powell): Failed in committee (2 ayes, 4 nays, 3 present not voting). - HB1918 (private workplace immigration enforcement): Failed in committee (2 ayes, 8 nays). - HB846 (biometric opt‑out for licensing exams): Adopted as amended; advanced to full Commerce (8 ayes, 2 nays). - HB1940 (eviction record sealing): Failed in committee (2 ayes, 5 nays, 1 present not voting). - HB2456 (data center reporting): Failed in committee/floor vote (transcript record shows committee action then a later recorded failed vote 2 ayes, 5 nays, 1 present not voting). - HB2132 (culvert safety): Sent to summer study for stakeholder work and code guidelines. - HB1985 (IT managed services/IP camera licensing): Adopted amendment 015754 and advanced (6 ayes, 0 nays, 2 present not voting). - HB2381 (customer‑installed utilities): Amendment 015472 adopted addressing markups, bundling, and fee caps; advanced to full Commerce (7 ayes, 0 nays).

Several items were taken off notice or rolled to later calendars as housekeeping. The subcommittee adjourned subject to call of the chair.