Summary#
HCR-1028, “Concurrent Resolution modifying legislative deadlines,” is a concurrent resolution, not a bill amending a statute. If adopted by both chambers, it would set aside the previously adopted legislative schedule for the remainder of the 2026 session; its stated aim is to modify legislative deadlines.
- The resolution relies on Joint Rule 7(c), which it says allows the schedule to be changed by a concurrent resolution approved by a majority of each chamber.
- It would set aside the existing schedule on May 6, 2026. It does not provide replacement deadlines.
- The supplied status says the House passed it; the Senate’s adoption date is blank. The materials therefore do not show that both chambers adopted it.
What it means for you#
- Legislators and legislative staff: If both chambers adopt the resolution, the existing schedule would no longer apply for the rest of the session. The resolution itself does not say what new deadlines would apply.
- Public: It does not directly change individual rights, taxes, fees, benefits, or public services. Any effect would be through changes to the Legislature’s schedule.
- Current status: Based on the supplied materials, the resolution has passed the House but is not shown as adopted by the Senate.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The resolution does not specify spending, staffing, fees, fines, or savings.
What is unclear#
- The materials do not provide the existing schedule or identify which specific deadlines would be set aside. No publicly available information.
- The resolution does not set replacement deadlines or explain how they would be established.
- The supplied materials do not confirm Senate adoption, which the resolution says is needed under Joint Rule 7(c).
- The materials do not explain how changing the schedule would affect pending legislative work.
Case for#
- A possible argument for the resolution is that setting aside the existing schedule could give both chambers flexibility to change deadlines for the remainder of the session.
- A concurrent resolution approved by both chambers would let the Legislature change its own schedule without changing a state statute.
Case against#
- The resolution does not say what deadlines would replace the ones being set aside, leaving the schedule after adoption unclear.
- Changing the schedule could make it harder for legislators, staff, and the public to know when legislative steps are due. This is a possible effect; the resolution does not describe how the change would be handled.