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H.B. 244: Employment Amendments

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 concerns an employee's voluntary cooperation with law enforcement.

  • Defines terms
  • Prohibits an employer from taking certain actions based on an employee's decisions regarding voluntary cooperation with a law enforcement officer in specific contexts
  • Provides remedies for a violation of the prohibition

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: Labor and Employment · Immigration · Judicial Operations · Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice · Civil Litigation

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeBusiness, Labor, and Commerce Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesBusiness, Labor, and Commerce 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

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 244 (Buff), dated February 19, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: To the extent that more cases come as a result of this legislation, this could increase state revenue per case in the following amounts: 1. General Fund: $321; 2. Court Security Account: $30; 3. Judicial Retirement: $15; 4. Dispute Resolution Account: $5; 5. Children's Legal Defense Fund: $4.
  • State expenditures: To the extent that a case is filed as a result of this legislation, enactment of this legislation could cost the Courts $690 from the General Fund per case.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: To the extent that more cases come as a result of this legislation, this could increase costs for individuals by $375 per case.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Lisa Shepherd

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.