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House declines to concur in bill allowing executive and legislative leaders to vacate writs of mandamus
Summary
The House debated a bill that would permit a governor or attorney general together with a legislative presiding officer to file to vacate a court's writ of mandamus; critics warned it could erode the rule of law. The House did not concur on the measure, 40–60.
Senate Bill 21, introduced in the Senate and carried to the House, would create a statutory procedure allowing certain combinations of executive and legislative leaders to file a pleading to vacate a writ of mandamus issued by a court. The sponsor framed the bill as a narrow check to correct what proponents described as a judicial error in an extraordinary 2023 case.
Representative Millett (bill mover on the House floor) explained the mechanism: if a writ of mandamus is issued and an executive officer determines the writ was invalid or…
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