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HF 2574Died when the session ended · February 19, 2026

Relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials taking money from a public employer

Sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)

Topics:Courts & civil lawJobs & workers

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Progress

  1. Introduced
    February 18, 2026
  2. Subcommittee
    February 19, 2026
  3. Committee
    February 19, 2026
  4. Passed House
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  5. Passed Senate
    —
  6. Signed
    —

Died at end of session The General Assembly adjourned on May 3, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to sentencing of public employees and public officials for certain offenses. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from deferring the judgment or deferring the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000.

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The bill prohibits a sentencing court from suspending the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000 unless the defendant establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, and the sentencing court finds and states specifically on the record, that mitigating circumstances exist warranting a departure from the otherwise mandatory minimum term of incarceration.2).

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

History

Key steps only
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
February 19, 2026
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 369. Journal
February 19, 2026
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 369. Journal
February 19, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 18, 2026
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2026 8:00AM House Lounge.
February 18, 2026
Subcommittee: Fett, Dunwell and Wilburn. H.J. 333. Journal
February 18, 2026
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 329. Journal

Meetings

Votes

Committee · February 19, 202620–0

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Lobbyist declarations

For · 0Against · 0Undecided · 2

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