Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Judiciary

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May 6, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1236   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 3, before "exceed" insert

Page 1, Line 2"substantially".

Page 1, Line 3Page 3, line 13, strike "(a)".

Page 1, Line 4Page 3, line 19, strike "(I)" and substitute "(a)".

Page 1, Line 5Page 3, line 23, strike "(II)" and substitute "(b)".

Page 1, Line 6Page 3, line 25, strike "(A)" and substitute "(I)".

Page 1, Line 7Page 3, strike lines 26 and 27 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 8"(II)  Bringing a claim in arbitration.".

Page 1, Line 9Page 4, strike lines 1 through 7.

Page 1, Line 10Page 4, line 12, strike "ninety" and substitute "one hundred twenty".

Page 1, Line 11Page 4, line 19, strike "ninety" and substitute "one hundred twenty".

Page 1, Line 12Page 4, line 21, strike "treble" and substitute "double".

Page 1, Line 13Page 4, after line 26 insert:

Page 1, Line 14"(d)  The one hundred twenty day periods described in

Page 1, Line 15subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section toll pending an

Page 1, Line 16appeal, if any.".