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Senate rejects conference committee report on Attorney General budget after dispute over staffing and vape registry language
Summary
The Senate voted 25–21 to reject the conference committee report on House Bill 1003, the Attorney General’s appropriation bill, after floor debate about a public information officer, a proposed vape product registry, and a tobacco compliance officer FTE funding shift.
The Senate rejected the conference committee report on House Bill 1003, the appropriation for the Office of the Attorney General, after a procedural verification vote returned 21 ayes and 25 nays.
Senator Sickler, conference committee chair, summarized changes: the Senate agreed to restore a House‑added public information officer position…
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