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Joint Budget Committee approves new process to combine long‑bill drafts and authorizes staff to prepare omnibus cash‑fund bill
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee agreed to a clarified drafting process to reduce the number of separate long‑bill packages, authorized staff to prepare a combined bill removing required appropriations to certain cash funds, and approved content for two initial bill drafts to be consolidated for introduction later in the session.
The Joint Budget Committee on an administrative motion adopted a clarified process for long‑bill drafting that asks staff to flag pieces of legislation that can be merged into existing joint bills and to bring the committee a consolidated list before final introduction.
Kelly Shen, joint budget committee staff, told members the process intends to “ensure clarity for OLLS and reduce the number of bills within the long bill package.” She said staff will flag items during figure setting and the committee should, where practicable, include instructions in…
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