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Committee debates limits on chairs’ authority to open bill files but takes no formal action
Summary
Legislative Process Committee members extensively debated whether committee chairs should be able to open committee bill files independently between meetings, with some members reporting instances they described as abuse; the committee did not adopt rules and left the issue for further study.
The Legislative Process Committee devoted extended discussion to whether interim and process-committee chairs should have independent authority to open committee bill files between meetings and what limits, if any, the committee should impose.
The issue centers on a tension staff described: allowing chairs to open bill files between meetings can speed drafting when committees do not meet frequently, but it also can be used to prioritize drafting for requests that were not considered or approved by the full committee.…
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