HB 1157 — Maximum practical parenting time.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Requires a court in certain circumstances to make decisions to promote continuity of relationship by both parents with the child through maximum practical parenting time with each parent. Provides that the ability of the parties to encourage the sharing of love, affection, and contact between the child and the other party is a permissible factor to consider in weighing the best interests of a child. Provides that: (1) parents must be encouraged to develop the parents' own parenting plans and parenting time calendars, but if the parents cannot agree to a part of the plan, the court shall provide the required components according to the best interests of the child; (2) if the parents are in total disagreement, the parenting time guidelines apply; and (3) the court must make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law on the record to support any deviation of parenting time that falls below the minimum standards in the parenting time guidelines.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced House Bill (H) Current pdf
Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Authored by Representative VanNatter
Sponsors
- Heath VanNatter · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 12 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Heath VanNatter Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 10% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Crane | — | Nay |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Nay |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 86 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Jacob | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Davisson, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Saunders | — | Not Voting |
| Goodrich | — | Not Voting |
| Zent | — | Not Voting |
| Cook | — | Not Voting |
| Blake Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Not Voting |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 26% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Nay |
| Grooms | — | Nay |
| Messmer | — | Nay |
| Ford Jon | — | Nay |
| Houchin | — | Nay |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Nay |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Nay |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Nay |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 93 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Beck | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Chyung | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Deal | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Not Voting |
| Stutzman | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Davisson | — | Not Voting |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 4% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Head | — | Yea |
| Hershman | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Kenley | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Nay |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Arnold | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Braun | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Not Voting |
| Goodin | — | Not Voting |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Not Voting |
| Stemler | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1157 do?
- Requires a court in certain circumstances to make decisions to promote continuity of relationship by both parents with the child through maximum practical parenting time with each parent. Provides that the ability of the parties to encourage the sharing of love, affection, and contact between the child and the other party is a permissible factor to consider in weighing the best interests of a child. Provides that: (1) parents must be encouraged to develop the parents' own parenting plans and parenting time calendars, but if the parents cannot agree to a part of the plan, the court shall provide the required components according to the best interests of the child; (2) if the parents are in total disagreement, the parenting time guidelines apply; and (3) the court must make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law on the record to support any deviation of parenting time that falls below the minimum standards in the parenting time guidelines.
- Who sponsors HB 1157?
- HB 1157 is sponsored by Heath VanNatter (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1157?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB 1157?
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