STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1417

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator LAGANA)

ADOPTED: FEBRUARY 24, 2026

      These floor amendments clarify that the provisions of the bill:

      (1) do not apply to pro se litigants, who are litigants appearing on their own behalf; and

      (2) apply specifically to arbitration hearings and not other arbitration proceedings.