Bill Summary

HB 5503 Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee, Griffitts Jr.
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Summary
Trust Funds/Re-creation/Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund/EOG: Re-creates Emergency Preparedness & Response Fund within EOG, Division of Emergency Management; revises & provides uses of moneys deposited in fund; provides requirements for deposit of federal reimbursements of state emergency expenditures; provides reporting requirements; revises provisions relating to termination of fund; provides for retroactive application. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
» S Appropriations
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Actions
02/16/26
HOUSE 
Filed (Formerly PCB TED2)
02/16/26
HOUSE 
Referred to House Calendar
02/16/26
HOUSE 
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/16/26
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/19/26
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (630779, 977865, 402429, 572003); Amendment Adopted (032609); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 84 Yeas / 18 Nays); Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
02/19/26
HOUSE 
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/19/26
SENATE
In Messages
02/19/26
SENATE
Received; Referred to Appropriations
02/20/26
HOUSE 
Conference Committee appointed
02/25/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 S
03/02/26
SENATE
Favorable with 1 Amendment by Appropriations; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
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bill text & filed amendments
5503
Filed on 02/16/26
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Amendment 32609
Griffitts Jr.
Filed on 02/17/26
Adopted
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Amendment 572003
Hart-Lowman
Filed on 02/17/26
Failed on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 977865 AA
Eskamani
Filed on 02/17/26
Failed on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 402429 AA
Eskamani
Filed on 02/17/26
Failed on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 630779 AA
Driskell
Filed on 02/17/26
Failed on 2nd Reading
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5503E1
Filed on 02/19/26
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Amendment 347342 DE
Hooper
Filed on 02/27/26
Adopted
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Statute Citations
252.3711
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