Advocacy


Published on Feb 13, 2026

HR bills: What didn’t make it past the first committee cutoffs?

Contact: Candice Bock, Leah White

Several HR-related bills did not make it out of committee in time for further consideration. The following bills are considered dead for the session:

  • HB 1571/SB 6180 would have significantly expanded the criteria for heart disease as a presumptive occupational disease for firefighters.
  • HB 2144 aimed to create notice requirements for employers seeking to use electronic monitoring methods for performance evaluations.
  • HB 2372/SB 6067 sought changes to employer contributions for permanent total disability benefits that would have been costly to employers.
  • SB 5882 would have made post-traumatic stress disorder a presumptive occupational disease for local correctional facility workers.
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  • HR & labor relations

 

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