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May 9, 2026 8:44 pm
The senate takes up payment of guardian relatives, and redefining who qualifies, from the house.
It's tricky territory. Given the perverse behavior displayed in daily headlines, such payment must be high enough to reward altruism, yet low enough not to tempt human traffickers and their ilk.
Non-health bills are in italics.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 12:00 noon
AGENDA
HB 4696
Rep. Meerman
Children: guardians; definition of relative under the guardianship assistance act; modify.HB 4697
Rep. Young
Children: guardians; eligibility for guardianship assistance payments; modify.SB 934
Sen. Cherry
Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise.SB 935
Sen. Bellino
Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise.SB 936
Sen. Chang
Mobile homes: other; procedure for declaring a mobile home abandoned; provide for.SB 937
Sen. Bayer
Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise.SB 938
Sen. Hauck
Individual income tax: credit; credit for the sale of mobile home park or seasonal mobile home to residents or resident's association or cooperative; provide for.SB 939
Sen. Outman
Housing: manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; authority to administer the resident ownership revolving fund created in the mobile home commission act; provide.And any other business properly before the committee.
Topic starter
May 16, 2026 6:19 pm
Round 2.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 12:00 noon
AGENDA
SB 480
Sen. Chang
Children: child care; definition of minor in the child care organizations act; modify.HB 4696
Rep. Meerman
Children: guardians; definition of relative under the guardianship assistance act; modify.HB 4697
Rep. Young
Children: guardians; eligibility for guardianship assistance payments; modify.SB 966
Sen. Irwin
Individual income tax: credit; low income housing tax credit; provide for.SB 967
Sen. Irwin
Individual income tax: credit; state low-income housing tax credit; create.SB 968
Sen. Irwin
Insurance: other; state low-income housing tax credit; create.And any other business properly before the committee.
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