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House Committee on Finance reports a slate of bills to rules; final item advanced unanimously
Summary
On March 17, 2026, the House Committee on Finance voted to report a series of House bills (55 44 through 55 52) to the committee on rules; most measures advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous tallies and will move forward with recommendation.
The House Committee on Finance met March 17, 2026, and voted to report a group of House bills to the committee on rules, moving each measure forward with committee recommendations.
The committee adopted the March 10 minutes by unanimous consent before taking up a series of bills listed as House Bill 55 44 through House Bill 55 52. The chair called each item, the clerk called the roll, and staff announced vote tallies after each roll call.
Votes at a glance: - House Bill 55 44: Moved to report to the committee on rules; staff announced 9 yays, 0 nays, 5 passed. The motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 45: Moved for recommendation; staff announced 9 yays, 0 nays, 5 passed. The motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 46 (sponsored by Representative Brenda Carter): Reported with a tally of 9 yays, 0 nays, 5 passed; the motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 47 (sponsored by Representative Snyder): Reported with a tally of 10 yays, 0 nays, 4 passed; the motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 48 (sponsored by Representative Leitner): Reported with a tally of 9 yays, 0 nays, 5 passed; the motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 49 (sponsored by Representative Tisdale): Reported with a tally of 9 yays, 0 nays, 5 passed; the motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 50 (sponsored by Representative Schutte): Reported with a tally of 9 yays, 0 nays, 5 passed; the motion prevailed. - House Bill 55 52 (sponsored by Representative Tisdale): The final item was reported with a tally of 15 yays, 0 nays, 0 passed; the motion prevailed.
The session included brief member remarks about the length of one bill's fiscal analysis; one committee member said, "the bill was, like, 55 pages," during a short exchange, a remark that drew no formal challenge and did not affect the recorded outcomes. Representative Schutte later moved to excuse absent members; the motion passed by unanimous consent. The chair then adjourned the meeting.
Next steps: Each reported bill will proceed to the committee on rules as noted in the committee record; the committee did not take final floor action on any bill during this session.
