HB 2593

Feb 19, 2026 · House · Final Passage

Outcome: passed

Yea: 77

Nay: 45

Absent: 3

AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE

AG Veto Power Over Local Government Lawsuits Against Corporations

This bill requires cities and counties to get the Attorney General's approval before hiring lawyers on contingency to sue corporations — for example, over pollution, unsafe products, or other harms to communities. By giving the AG veto power over these contracts, it makes it harder for local governments to hold corporations accountable when they harm workers and their families. Labor opposes this bill because it strips communities of an essential legal tool to fight back against corporate wrongdoing.

Vote Weight: 5x

Yea (77)

Name	Party	District
Adam Smith	R	120
Adam Turk	R	117
Avery Anderson	R	72
Barb Wasinger	R	111
Bill Rhiley	R	80
Bill Sutton	R	43
Blake Carpenter	R	81
Bob Lewis	R	123
Bradley Barrett	R	76
Brett Fairchild	R	113
Brian Bergkamp	R	93
Carl Turner	R	28
Carolyn Caiharr	R	33
Charlotte Esau	R	14
Chris Croft	R	8
Chuck Smith	R	3
Clarke Sanders	R	69
Courtney Sappington	R	5
Cyndi Howerton	R	98
Dale Helwig	R	1
Dan Goddard	R	7
Daniel Hawkins	R	100
David Buehler	R	40
Dawn Wolf	R	107
Doug Blex	R	12
Duane Droge	R	13
Emil Bergquist	R	91
Fred Gardner	R	9
Gary White	R	115
Greg Wilson	R	70
Jason W. Goetz	R	119
Jesse Borjon	R	52
Jill Ward	R	105
Jim Minnix	R	118
Joe Seiwert	R	101
Ken Corbet	R	54
Kenneth Collins	R	2
Ken Rahjes	R	110
Kevin Schwertfeger	R	114
Kristey Williams	R	77
Kyle Hoffman	R	116
Kyle McNorton	R	50
Kyler Sweely	R	102
Lance W. Neelly	R	42
Laura Williams	R	30
Lauren Bohi	R	15
Leah Howell	R	82
Lewis "Bill" Bloom	R	64
Lisa M. Moser	R	106
Lon Pishny	R	122
Mark Schreiber	R	60
Marty Long	R	124
Megan Steele	R	51
Mike King	R	74
Nick Hoheisel	R	97
Pat Proctor	R	41
Paul Waggoner	R	104
Rebecca Schmoe	R	59
Rick James	R	4
Rick Wilborn	R	73
Ronald Ellis	R	47
Ron Bryce	R	11
Samantha Poetter Parshall	R	6
Sandy Pickert	R	88
Sean Tarwater	R	27
Sean Willcott	R	62
Shannon Francis	R	125
Sherri Brantley	R	112
Steve Brunk	R	85
Steve Huebert	R	90
Steven K. Howe	R	71
Susan Estes	R	87
Susan Humphries	R	99
Timothy Johnson	R	38
Tom Kessler	R	96
Troy Waymaster	R	109
Will Carpenter	R	75

Nay (45)

Name	Party	District
Abi Boatman	D	86
Alexis Simmons	D	58
Allen Reavis	R	63
Angela Martinez	D	103
Angela Stiens	R	39
Angelina Roeser	R	67
Barbara Ballard	D	44
Brandon Woodard	D	108
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Chip VanHouden	R	26
Cindy Neighbor	D	18
Dan Osman	D	48
Ford Carr	D	84
Heather Meyer	D	29
Henry Helgerson	D	83
Jarrod Ousley	D	24
Jerry Stogsdill	D	21
Jo Ella Hoye	D	17
John Alcala	D	57
John Carmichael	D	92
John Resman	R	121
KC Ohaebosim	D	89
Kirk Haskins	D	53
Linda Featherston	D	16
Lindsay Vaughn	D	22
Louis Ruiz	D	31
Lynn Melton	D	36
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	20
Melissa Oropeza	D	37
Mike Amyx	D	45
Nathan Butler	R	68
Nikki McDonald	D	49
Pam Curtis	D	32
Robyn R. Essex	R	78
Rui Xu	D	25
Shawn Chauncey	R	65
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton	D	19
Susan Ruiz	D	23
Suzanne Wikle	D	10
Sydney Carlin	D	66
Tobias Schlingensiepen	D	55
Tom Sawyer	D	95
Virgil Weigel	D	56
Wanda Brownlee Paige	D	35
Webster T. Roth	R	79

Absent (3)

Name	Party	District
Francis Awerkamp	R	61
Leo Delperdang	R	94
Valdenia Winn	D	34