HB 2602

Feb 18, 2026 · House · Final Passage

Outcome: passed

Yea: 103

Nay: 21

Absent: 1

AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE

Gig Company Shield Blocks Workers from Proving Employee Status

This bill creates a voluntary "portable benefits" framework for independent contractors working for gig companies like Uber and DoorDash, but its real impact is a legal shield buried in the fine print: companies that make even token contributions to a worker's benefit account can't have those contributions used as evidence that the worker is actually an employee. That matters because when workers are misclassified as independent contractors, they lose access to minimum wage protections, overtime, workers' comp, unemployment insurance, and the right to organize. By severing this key legal link, the bill makes it harder for misclassified workers to prove they deserve full employee rights and benefits.

Vote Weight: 4x

Yea (103)

Name	Party	District
Adam Smith	R	120
Adam Turk	R	117
Allen Reavis	R	63
Angela Stiens	R	39
Angelina Roeser	R	67
Avery Anderson	R	72
Barbara Ballard	D	44
Barb Wasinger	R	111
Bill Rhiley	R	80
Bill Sutton	R	43
Blake Carpenter	R	81
Bob Lewis	R	123
Bradley Barrett	R	76
Brandon Woodard	D	108
Brett Fairchild	R	113
Brian Bergkamp	R	93
Carl Turner	R	28
Carolyn Caiharr	R	33
Charlotte Esau	R	14
Chip VanHouden	R	26
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
Dan Osman	D	48
David Buehler	R	40
Dawn Wolf	R	107
Doug Blex	R	12
Duane Droge	R	13
Emil Bergquist	R	91
Francis Awerkamp	R	61
Fred Gardner	R	9
Gary White	R	115
Greg Wilson	R	70
Henry Helgerson	D	83
Jason W. Goetz	R	119
Jesse Borjon	R	52
Jill Ward	R	105
Jim Minnix	R	118
Jo Ella Hoye	D	17
Joe Seiwert	R	101
John Alcala	D	57
John Resman	R	121
Ken Corbet	R	54
Kenneth Collins	R	2
Ken Rahjes	R	110
Kevin Schwertfeger	R	114
Kirk Haskins	D	53
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
Leo Delperdang	R	94
Lewis "Bill" Bloom	R	64
Linda Featherston	D	16
Lindsay Vaughn	D	22
Lisa M. Moser	R	106
Lon Pishny	R	122
Louis Ruiz	D	31
Mark Schreiber	R	60
Marty Long	R	124
Megan Steele	R	51
Mike King	R	74
Nathan Butler	R	68
Nick Hoheisel	R	97
Nikki McDonald	D	49
Pat Proctor	R	41
Paul Waggoner	R	104
Rebecca Schmoe	R	59
Rick James	R	4
Rick Wilborn	R	73
Robyn R. Essex	R	78
Ronald Ellis	R	47
Ron Bryce	R	11
Rui Xu	D	25
Samantha Poetter Parshall	R	6
Sandy Pickert	R	88
Sean Tarwater	R	27
Sean Willcott	R	62
Shannon Francis	R	125
Shawn Chauncey	R	65
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
Susan Ruiz	D	23
Timothy Johnson	R	38
Tom Kessler	R	96
Tom Sawyer	D	95
Troy Waymaster	R	109
Virgil Weigel	D	56
Webster T. Roth	R	79
Will Carpenter	R	75

Nay (21)

Name	Party	District
Abi Boatman	D	86
Alexis Simmons	D	58
Angela Martinez	D	103
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Cindy Neighbor	D	18
Ford Carr	D	84
Heather Meyer	D	29
Jarrod Ousley	D	24
Jerry Stogsdill	D	21
John Carmichael	D	92
KC Ohaebosim	D	89
Lynn Melton	D	36
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	20
Melissa Oropeza	D	37
Mike Amyx	D	45
Pam Curtis	D	32
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton	D	19
Suzanne Wikle	D	10
Sydney Carlin	D	66
Tobias Schlingensiepen	D	55
Wanda Brownlee Paige	D	35

Absent (1)

Name	Party	District
Valdenia Winn	D	34