H04982026 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to authorize the Legislature to employ counsel in addition to the Attorney General in actions against the federal government.
LEGISLATURE -- Adds to existing law to authorize the Legislature to employ counsel in addition to the Attorney General in actions against the federal government.
LEGISLATURE
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation allows the legislature to retain private counsel (attorneys) for actions against the federal government, when, in the judgment of the pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house, it is in the interests of the state to prosecute such actions.
HOW THEY VOTED
house Chamber· Feb 17, 2026
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
61 Yea
8 Nay
1 absentPassed by 75.71 votes
YEA (61)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBen FuhrimanHD-030BRBrandon MitchellHD-006BRBrent CraneHD-013ARBritt RaybouldHD-034BDBrooke GreenHD-018BRBruce SkaugHD-010BRCharlie ShepherdHD-007BRChris BruceHD-023ARClay HandyHD-027BRClint HostetlerHD-024ARCornel RasorHD-001BRDale HawkinsHD-002BRDan GarnerHD-028BRDavid CannonHD-030ARDon HallHD-025ARDori HealeyHD-015BRDouglas PickettHD-027ARDustin ManwaringHD-029ARElaine PriceHD-004BRErin BinghamHD-032BRHeather ScottHD-002ARJack NelsenHD-026BRJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJames PetzkeHD-021ARJaron CraneHD-012BRJason MonksHD-022BRJeff CornillesHD-012ARJeff EhlersHD-021BRJerald RaymondHD-031ARJoe AlfieriHD-004ARJoe PalmerHD-020ARJohn ShirtsHD-009ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJon WeberHD-034ARJordan RedmanHD-003BRJosh TannerHD-014BRJosh WheelerHD-035BRJudy BoyleHD-009BRKent MarmonHD-011ARKyle HarrisHD-007ARLucas CaylerHD-011BRMarco EricksonHD-033BRMark SauterHD-001ARMichael VeileHD-035ARMike MoyleHD-010ARMike PohankaHD-026ADMonica ChurchHD-019ARRichard CheatumHD-028ARRob BeiswengerHD-008ARRod FurnissHD-031BRRon MendiveHD-005ARShawn DygertHD-023BDSonia GalavizHD-016ARStephanie MickelsenHD-032ARSteve MillerHD-024BRSteve TannerHD-013BRTanya BurgoyneHD-029BRTed HillHD-014ARTony WisniewskiHD-005BRVito BarbieriHD-003A
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
SPONSORS
R
Judy Boyle
Rep · HD-009B
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- house
- Committee
- State Affairs
- Status date
- Feb 17, 2026