House and Senate conference committees adopt seven‑page amendment to HB 2003, authorize technical changes

Conference committees for House Bill 2,003 met April 16, 2026, and adopted a seven‑page amendment dated April 13, 2026. A committee member moved adoption of the amendment to the Senate‑engrossed version and asked that staff be authorized to make technical and conforming changes recommended by the rules attorney; the House side approved the motion by voice vote and the chair ordered it adopted.

The motion, as moved, called for adoption of “the seven‑page amendment dated April 13, 2026, at 2:07 p.m. to the Senate‑engrossed version of HB 2003 and authorization for staff to make any necessary technical and conforming changes as recommended by the rules attorney,” according to the committee member who offered it. After the motion was called, the House chair asked for those in favor to say “aye”; those present responded and the chair declared the ayes carried.

On the other side of the conference process, the vice chair moved an essentially identical amendment for the committee to adopt and likewise authorized staff to make technical and conforming changes. That motion was also adopted by voice vote and ordered by the chair. The committees then closed with a brief scheduling remark and the House conference committee adjourned.

The transcript records that Representatives Cupper, Biasucci and Patty Contreras were present on the House side and that Senators Farnsworth, Kavanaugh and Kuby were present on the Senate side. The committees did not record a roll‑call tally in the transcript; approval was recorded via voice vote and the chairs declared the motions ordered.

Next steps: the conference committee action adopts the stated amendment and permits staff to make technical and conforming edits as recommended by the rules attorney; the transcript does not record subsequent floor consideration or the bill’s later disposition.