Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee · February 20, 2026

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Opening, agenda and motion to waive 5-day notice

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Chair Valdez opened the Feb. 20, 2026 committee meeting, explained tight time limits for public testimony (90 seconds per speaker), and entertained a motion to suspend the five-day notice rule for House bills 2475, 2632, 2420, 2574 and 2637. Vice Chair Kaufman moved to suspend; the committee voted 'aye' and the motion carried.

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The State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee held a packed hearing on Feb. 20, 2026, taking testimony on a slate of bills including additions to the state Voting Rights Act (preclearance), updates to voting-law standards, language-access guidelines, terminology changes ("alien" → "noncitizen"), public-records exemptions, and other election and administrative measures.

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