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Georgia House oversight committee adopts rules, rejects separate 24-hour notice requirement for bills
Summary
The House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee approved its standing rules but defeated a motion requiring bills be delivered at least 24 hours before meetings. Chair Steve Tarvin said the panel will focus on transparency and oversight; HB 159 was noted as assigned to the committee for possible hearing.
The Georgia House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee on [date not specified] adopted its standing rules but declined a separate proposal to require that any bill considered by the panel be emailed to members at least 24 hours before a meeting.
Representative Steve Tarvin, chair of the committee, opened the meeting by summarizing the panel’s charge: “The committee is responsible for holding hearings to monitor the spending programs within the state's budget,” and said the committee also will seek “transparency, efficiency, and [to] make sure we're spending our money as legislative intended.”
The committee debated a motion introduced by Representative Cyra Draper to add a rule requiring that any…
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