HB 1068 CO Became Law
Remote Participation Policies for Joint Committees
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Summary
The executive committee of the legislative council (executive committee) is authorized to adopt policies regarding the ability of members of the general assembly to remotely participate in interim committee meetings and in legislative proceedings during a disaster emergency. The act expands the executive committee's authority to adopt policies to allow remote participation in meetings of any joint committees comprised of members from both chambers that are held at any time of the year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (5)
- M. Duran Democratic · sponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · sponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · sponsor
- R. Rodriguez Democratic · sponsor
- J. Caldwell Republican · sponsor
42 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Bradley Republican · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Espenoza Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Goldstein Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Gonzalez Republican · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Marshall Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Martinez Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Mauro Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Paschal Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Soper Republican · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Willford Democratic · cosponsor
- Y. Zokaie Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Benavidez Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- Mar 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- Mar 17, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Mar 17, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 16, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Mar 9, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Jan 21, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
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