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House sends a package of bills to the Senate including proposals on preschool funding and mental health beds
Summary
On 02/26/2026 the Senate received a list of House-passed bills covering topics including preschool program funding changes, increased inpatient psychiatric beds at state facilities, public-records redaction, and a public defender pilot project; the list was read into the record during opening business.
A member of the Senate read a package of House-passed bills sent to the Senate on 02/26/2026, listing numerous House File numbers. The reading included House File 863 (relating to natural resource jurisdiction), House File 2102 (driver's license examinations), House File 2255 (public access redaction of personally identifiable information), House File 2292 (increasing inpatient psychiatric beds at state mental health institutes), House File 2330 (public records), House File 2349 (disposition of human remains), House File 2356 (public defender pilot project), and House File 2493 (statewide preschool program eligibility and funding), among others.
The transcript records the house message as a communication to the Senate; the reading itself does not include sponsors, floor debate, or votes on the Senate floor. Any committee referrals or further action on these bills will be taken up in subsequent procedural steps by the Senate and its committees.
