Number of Bills Receive Joint Favorable or Joint Favorable Substitute from their Committees (03/17/2026)

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This post may be updated as more updates come in. The bills below received either Joint Favorable votes and or Joint Favorable Substitute votes from their respective committees. More the rules see here.

If a committee believes a raised or committee bill should be taken up by the full General Assembly, it votes to give the bill a favorable report. Since the committee is a joint committee (with members from both the House and the Senate), the vote is called a Joint Favorable Report. The common expression for such action on a bill is that it is “JF’ed”.
If the vote is for a favorable report but with substitute language, as discussed below, the vote is for a Joint Favorable Substitute. …
A substitute bill (either a substitute House bill (sHB) or substitute Senate bill (sSB) is a bill that the committee votes to favorably report out of committee with changes in the bill’s language. Substitute language may be merely a minor, technical change or may be a complete rewriting of the bill. The common term for a substitute bill is a “JFS”.

Make sure to contact your reps to voice your opinions on the various bills that are passed out of committee.

Bills with Joint Favorable Substitute may not have their substitute bill language posted yet.

Bills:
HB-5291 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION’S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS STATUTES RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

HB-5451 AN ACT CONCERNING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM ON SCHOOL GROUNDS BY A PEACE OFFICER.

HB-5454 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REFUND OF CERTAIN FIREARM PERMIT FEES.

HB-5459 AN ACT CONCERNING THE VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS.