HB707
State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 11, 2026
House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
Chief Patron:
Cliff Hayes (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. State government; transaction of public business; prohibited website domains.
Prohibits a public body from maintaining an official website for use by the public with a domain other than a .gov domain. The bill provides that any email address that a public body provides to its employees shall utilize a .gov domain. The bill has a delayed effective date of ... (More) July 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103905D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (2/2/2026 10:07 am)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107256D-H1
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
