Joint Budget Committee approves new process to combine long‑bill drafts and authorizes staff to prepare omnibus cash‑fund bill
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.
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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.
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