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Committee issues do-not-pass on House Bill 15-32; sponsors urged to pursue study options instead
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to give House Bill 15-32 a do-not-pass recommendation and members discussed alternative paths to pursue a study or Legislative Council budget request for staffing options.
Representative Lisonbee moved a do-not-pass recommendation on House Bill 15-32; Representative Nerink seconded the motion. The sponsor had indicated he would rather have the bill killed than go to another study process.
Members debated whether the idea behind the bill — adding legislative staff or establishing a fund for training and temporary assistance — should proceed as a study or via the Legislative Council budget. Representative Foss and Representative Dressler reported they had taken language to Legislative Council and received responses; some members argued the matter should be carried forward as a study or through Legislative Council’s budget rather than an appropriation in this bill.
Representative Porter noted two avenues: place study language in Legislative Council’s budget or pursue a study now. Representative Dressler said he intended to support the do-not-pass so the sponsors could pursue study language via other channels. The clerk read roll call votes and the committee recorded unanimous support for the do-not-pass recommendation (14-0). The clerk announced the motion carried.
