Code publication.
Summary
Addresses unresolved amend-repeal conflicts created during the 2025 legislative session. Repeals and relocates the specific definitions chapters for organization of defined terms by alphabetical order and to provide for future expansion of those chapters. Makes conforming cross-reference updates. Resolves technical conflicts between SB 80-2025 and HB 1088-2025 (the annual Technical Corrections bill) and technical conflicts between various enrolled acts passed during the 2026 legislative session. Makes no substantive change to law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Dec 8, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill has been updated from its Senate version to its engrossed version, incorporating final amendments and correcting technical conflicts with a separate annual corrections bill. The primary changes involve updating the bill's title, digest, and effective dates to reflect its final passage and preparation for the 2026 legislative session.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding child welfare and family law definitions remains unchanged; the updates are primarily administrative and technical.
TIMELINE
Updated the bill's effective dates and digest revision timestamps to reflect the new 2026 legislative session.
Added House action history showing the bill was amended, reported, and passed by the House in early 2026.
TECHNICAL
Resolved technical conflicts between this bill and HB 1088-2025 (the annual Technical Corrections bill) and made a technical correction.
Changed the bill identifier from 'SB 80' to 'ES 80' to indicate it is an engrossed (final) version.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 8, 2026 · House Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Jan 8, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 432: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 333: yeas 46, nays 1
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 15: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Dec 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
P
Greg Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Karen Engleman
RRepublican
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