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HB1791 Directing the department of education to establish a grant program at the post-secondary educational level for individuals with developmental disabilities, and making an appropriation therefor.

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Directing the department of education to establish a grant program at the post-secondary educational level for individuals with developmental disabilities, and making an appropriation therefor.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Grant funding helps individuals with disabilities gain skills and employment, reducing long-term dependence on public assistance.

8
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Your Community

Expanding educational access for people with developmental disabilities promotes inclusion and builds a more skilled workforce.

7
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Your Freedom

Removes financial barriers to education for individuals with developmental disabilities, expanding their life opportunities.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 187-157 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 44

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Wayne Burton (D)

The Short Version

Would create a state grant program to help individuals with developmental disabilities access post-secondary education, expanding opportunity for a vulnerable population. Killed ITL 187-157.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Individuals with developmental disabilities seeking education
  • ▲ Families of people with disabilities
  • ▲ Post-secondary institutions serving this population

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ State appropriation for grant funding

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 1 for , 187 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 156 for ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

187R
Voted to Kill the Bill (187)
1R + 156D
Voted to Keep It Alive (157)
31
Absent
18
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (187)

Republicans (187)

Voted Nay (157)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (156)
Absent (31)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Andrew Prout (R) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Charles McMahon (R) , Claudine Burnham (R) , Daniel Popovici-Muller (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jay Markell (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Belcher (R) , Pamela Brown (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Timothy Soucy (D) , Wayne Pearson (D)

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