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Appropriations committee votes to not pass library bill after debate over fiscal impacts and criminal-exposure language
Summary
After extended debate about fiscal and legal implications, the House Appropriations Committee voted to recommend a do-not-pass on Senate Bill 2307, the library bill, citing unanswered questions about costs to local governments and potential criminal exposure changes.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to recommend a do-not-pass on Senate Bill 2307, commonly described in committee as the “library bill,” after prolonged discussion over fiscal implications, constitutional concerns and potential criminal-law exposure for public institutions.
Committee members spent extensive time debating an amendment that would remove the bill’s fiscal note and turn the measure into a policy-only bill; the amendment was defeated on a roll call. Following consideration, Representative Murphy moved a do-not-pass recommendation on the version presented to the committee; the motion carried on a recorded roll call (committee clerk recorded the…
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