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Committee advances bill suspending interim committees; sponsors say savings are modest and unanimous final vote follows
Summary
The committee advanced Senate Bill 199, which suspends certain interim committees and reduces legislative appropriations, after sponsors described savings of about $272,000 and 2.6 FTE. The committee adopted a technical amendment and passed the bill unanimously.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced Senate Bill 199 to the Committee of the Whole after sponsors described the measure as a cost-saving step that suspends interim committees and trims legislative appropriations.
Minority Leader Pugliese, the bill’s co-prime, said the measure reduces appropriations by suspending certain interim and statutory committees and that the executive committee unanimously supported the change. Speaker McCleskey said the cut would save approximately $272,000 and 2.6 FTE in next year’s budget.
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