House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 02/16/2026

Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development · February 16, 2026

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Opening — unemployment bill deferred

Announcement

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Chair opened the committee and said the panel would consider an unemployment bill shell later; members are continuing negotiations so the item is deferred to a future week and will not be rushed today.

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The Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development advanced two bills: H.B. 2739 (amended) limiting municipal requirements for sprinklers in certain townhouses and H.B. 2596 (amended) allowing the Secretary of Corrections to contract with private companies to use prison labor to fabricate modular housing, with safeguards on rent and wage floors. Both bills were recommended favorably as amended and will go to the reviser.

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