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Legislative leader: budget deal largely in place but special session likely as policy disputes persist
Summary
An unnamed legislative leader told reporters a full budget agreement exists but unresolved policy disputes mean work will likely continue in a special session; June 1 is a hard deadline to avoid layoff notices, and leaders plan work groups on education and taxes.
A legislative leader (unnamed) told reporters on the final day of the regular 2025 legislative session that lawmakers have a full budget agreement but several outstanding policy disagreements mean some work will likely move to a special session.
The leader said the priority is completing what can be finished rather than creating new disputes and described June 1 as a “really more serious deadline” because failing to enact bills by then would require sending layoff notices. “If we don't have everything passed and enacted in a law by then, then we have to send layoff notices,” the leader said.
Why it matters: The leader framed the remaining work as primarily policy disagreements separate from the budget deal and said leaders will ask appointees to function like conference committees — holding public meetings…
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