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Senate defeats proposal to shift session schedule but approves study amendment to explore periodic reconvening
Summary
Senators debated a plan to reconvene the legislature periodically (a National Guard-style model). An amendment to study the idea passed but the underlying bill failed on final passage.
Senators considered a proposal to change the legislative calendar to a periodic reconvening model — short three-day monthly sessions for most of the year — but the full measure failed final passage Tuesday after lengthy debate.
Senate Bill 23-19 sought to replace the traditional multiweek session with a schedule modeled on the National Guard: three consecutive natural days each month (Friday–Sunday) except December, plus up to seven additional days annually. The Finance and Taxation and…
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