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Votes at a glance: Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee, Feb. 18, 2026
Summary
The committee voted by voice vote to send four measures forward: RS 33312C1 (small-claims limit) to print; RS 33423 (cash rounding) to print; H 518 (AG authority on human trafficking) to the floor with a do-pass; and S 1257 (child-protection visitation guidance) to the floor with a do-pass.
At its Feb. 18, 2026 meeting, the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee took voice votes on four agenda items.
Summary of committee actions: - RS 33312C1 (small-claims limit increase to $15,000): Motion to send to print moved by Senator Wintrow, seconded by Senator Foreman. Motion carried by voice vote. - RS 33423 (cash rounding guidance): Motion to send to print moved by Senator Foreman, seconded by Senator Keyser. Motion carried by voice vote. - H 518 (Attorney General authority to accept/prosecute human-trafficking cases at law-enforcement request): Motion to send to the floor with a do-pass recommendation moved by Senator Keyser, seconded by Senator Foreman. Motion carried by voice vote. - S 1257 (clarify visitation and termination standards in substantiated-abuse cases): Motion to send to the floor with a do-pass recommendation moved by Senator Foreman, seconded by Senator Keyser. Motion carried by voice vote.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes; all outcomes were recorded as voice votes. Committee actions advance each measure to the next procedural step.
