2026 Government Relations Legislative Update - Week Six

Capitol Update

The first legislative funnel has come and gone, with approximately 770 subcommittee meetings scheduled thus far this session, 183 of which were scheduled this week alone. Any policy bills that did not advance out of both a subcommittee and full committee prior to the funnel deadline is considered "dead" for the session. Exceptions apply to bills referred to Appropriations, Ways and Means, Government Oversight, and leadership-sponsored bills.

Bills that cleared a full committee in either chamber remain eligible for further consideration until the second funnel deadline on March 20, 2026. By that date, legislation must pass one chamber and advance through a committee in the opposite chamber. The next week will focus largely on floor debate as members work to advance legislation.