Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1078
Misappropriation of funds in connection with the payment of utility services; create crime of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIME OF MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAYMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATING TO THE MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PAYMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Its course
January 16 to February 12, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 12 · stopped27 days
Public UtilitiesJan 16 to Jan 226 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 22 to Feb 312 days
Public UtilitiesFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 12
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 22Reported from PU to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported from AC to PU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Utilities;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Jan 22DR - TSDP: PU To ACHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDP: AC To PUHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives