GOVERNMENT-TECH
HB 598 makes a technical amendment to the Salaries Act. Specifically, it revises a section concerning the short title of the Act. This bill primarily affects the formal naming convention within the existing law rather than substantive salary provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Signed Feb 27, 2026
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Feb 27, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was finalized for printing and signing, changing the status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled'. This indicates the legislative process is complete, and no substantive policy changes, such as new funding amounts or eligibility rules, were made in this final step.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural update marking the bill as the final version ready for the Governor's signature.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final 'Enrolled' status, replacing the previous 'Engrossed' status, while the page numbering and text content remained identical.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
43–7
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 58
Feb 26, 2026
D
Democratic39
87% Yea
R
Republican19
47% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Feb 27, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 043-007-000
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-022-000
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
May 31, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
P
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
Co
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Cervantes
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Lakesia Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Beth Canty
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
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