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Senate Rules Committee pre-authorizes House budget adjustment and town charters to bypass crossover
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted to pre-authorize a House budget adjustment and to exempt town charter bills that typically miss crossover, allowing both to move directly to appropriations and other committees without the usual Rules Committee referral.
The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously on procedural motions to let a House budget adjustment and several town charter bills move forward without the committee’s usual crossover gatekeeping.
The action, taken during a brief Rules Committee meeting, pre-authorizes an exception under the chamber’s crossover rules so the House-origin budget adjustment can bypass the Rules Committee and proceed to appropriations and finance as scheduled. Committee members also approved a standing exemption for town charters that “almost always miss crossover,” allowing those charters — including…
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