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Senate Judiciary subcommittee pauses major changes to SB 2029, adjourns ahead of appropriations deadline
Summary
Members of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee discussed proposed amendments to Senate Bill 2029, voiced concerns about substantive changes from a GAND submission and funding timelines, and chose not to adopt sweeping changes before an appropriations deadline; the panel adjourned after agreeing to report to the full committee.
Chair Paulson, chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee, said the panel would need to act quickly because Senate appropriations requires bills with funding implications to be set before Monday and the subcommittee called an afternoon meeting to decide on amendments to Senate Bill 2029.
The subcommittee discussed two competing amendment sets: one submitted with questions and suggested rework from a group identified as GAND and a separate “court” amendment the chair said the panel could accept. Chair Paulson said of the GAND submission that it "looks more to me like a worksheet" and that the proposal "is taking out key a large amount of substantial policy, but isn't replacing…
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