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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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H.B. 160: Statewide Initiative Modifications

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill modifies provisions governing statewide initiatives.

  • Increases the percentage of legal signatures a person must obtain to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature from 4% to 8%
  • Equalizes the percentage described above with the percentage of legal signatures a person must obtain to have an initiative submitted to a vote of the people
  • Requires an initiative not enacted by the Legislature to automatically be submitted to a vote of the people at the next regular general election
  • Makes conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Initiatives · Voting and Voter Registration · Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures · Government Operations (State Issues) · Lieutenant Governor

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeGovernment Operations Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesGovernment Operations Committee
  4. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 160 found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.