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Joint Judiciary committee adopts interim rules requiring majority of each house to sponsor legislation
Summary
The Joint Judiciary Committee voted on May 19 to adopt interim rules requiring a majority of both Senate and House members on the joint panel to sponsor interim legislation, after a lengthy debate about which voting threshold best serves efficiency and public accountability.
The Joint Judiciary Committee voted to adopt interim rules that require a majority of both the Senate and House members of the committee to sponsor interim legislation.
The committee debated two options for rule packet wording. Proponents of requiring a majority of each house said the change prevents committee work from advancing bills that would fail once introduced during session; opponents said the requirement would give a small number of members veto…
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