Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
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February 24, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-059 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, line 4, strike "and members-elect".
Page 1, Line 2Page 2, line 5, strike "offices - definition." and substitute "offices.".
Page 1, Line 3Page 2, strike line 6 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 4"(1) Commencing with the first regular session of the
Page 1, Line 5seventy-sixth general assembly, and during each regular
Page 1, Line 6session thereafter, except as provided in subsection (2) of this
Page 1, Line 7section, a member of".
Page 1, Line 8Page 2, lines 8 and 9, strike "assembly or while a member-elect of
Page 1, Line 9the general".
Page 1, Line 10Page 2, line 9, after "assembly." add "This section applies to a
Page 1, Line 11member of the general assembly upon taking the oath of office
Page 1, Line 12of the general assembly as required by section 2 (2) of article V
Page 1, Line 13of the state constitution.".
Page 1, Line 14Page 2, strike lines 10 through 21 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 15"(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not
Page 1, Line 16apply if:
Page 1, Line 17(a) The member of the general assembly holds a special
Page 1, Line 18district elected office;
Page 1, Line 19(b) The member of the general assembly has less than one
Page 1, Line 20year remaining in their term in another elected office at the
Page 2, Line 1time the member takes the oath of office of the general
Page 2, Line 2assembly as required by section 2 (2) of article V of the state
Page 2, Line 3constitution;
Page 2, Line 4(c) The member of the general assembly has less than one
Page 2, Line 5year remaining in their term in the general assembly at the time
Page 2, Line 6the member takes the oath of office of another elected office;
Page 2, Line 7or
Page 2, Line 8(d) The member of the general assembly is a senator who
Page 2, Line 9is in the middle of their term at the beginning of the first
Page 2, Line 10regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly.".
Page 2, Line 11Page 1, line 101, strike "or member-elect".