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Joint conference committee rolls over multiple bills, awaits FinWAM release
Summary
The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee on April 22, 2025, moved several bills to reconvene the next day after conferees reported agreement on draft language but said they were awaiting FinWAM release or further technical cleanups; one bill included a $1.75 million budget insertion and report deadlines.
The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee met Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Conference Room 016 and postponed final action on a slate of bills so conferees could complete conference drafts and obtain a FinWAM release and related approvals.
Committee leaders said most measures had agreement on conference-draft language (a CD) but were being held for FinWAM review or technical cleanups. The committee scheduled reconvening dates — variously April 23 and April 24 in Conference Room 016 at 10:00–10:15 a.m. depending on the bill — to finalize those items.
Why it matters: The rollovers affect timelines for bills on public employment costs, collective bargaining, workers’ compensation, government operations, data sharing, retirement savings and wage law; one measure includes a specific budget insertion and reporting deadlines that could affect fiscal planning for the coming year.
Most measures on the agenda were described briefly by conferees as having either a CD in progress or agreement on language pending FinWAM release. House and Senate conferees repeatedly said they would reconvene the next day to complete work once FinWAM had cleared the drafts.
A summary of the bills discussed and…
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