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Committee hears bill to raise threshold and require draft to trigger special-session poll
Summary
A House committee heard testimony on House Bill 348, which would raise the number of legislators required to request a special-session poll from 10 to 30 and require a draft bill with the request. No formal action was taken; a future executive action/hearing was scheduled.
Representative George Nicholas Acacos introduced House Bill 348 to the House Legislative Administration Committee, saying the measure would increase the number of legislators needed to trigger a special-session poll from 10 to 30 and require a bill draft be submitted with the request.
"House Bill 3 48 is a straightforward piece of legislation, that addresses how our legislature triggers special sessions," Representative George Nicholas Acacos said. "Special session is serious business. ... This process ... spends taxpayer money. ... House Bill 3 48 does 2 things. It ... increases the number of legislators required to trigger a poll, from 10 to 30 members or 1 fifth of the body. And it also authorizes…
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