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Committee weighs rule to require sponsor handouts posted earlier; staff caution about disclaimers
Summary
A draft rule would require sponsors' supporting information (two PDF pages) to be posted with the bill earlier in the process. Supporters said earlier access would help legislators and the public prepare; staff warned that sponsor materials are persuasive and should include clear disclaimers.
Representative Thurston presented a draft requiring sponsors' supporting materials — limited to the equivalent of two letter‑size PDF pages — be posted with bill files earlier in the process so legislators and the public could review them before committee hearings and floor debate. Thurston said the goal is timing: “I would rather have people see them before the fact and so they can ask questions…
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