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Appropriations committee advances House bill on housing work group despite objections over missing fiscal note
Summary
The Appropriations Committee voted to advance House Bill 5002, a work-group bill on housing and homelessness, after several members said the measure lacked language and any fiscal note and warned it could become an expensive omnibus on the floor.
The Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 5002, “an act concerning housing and the needs of homeless persons,” after a contested committee debate in which multiple members objected to voting on the measure without a fiscal note or final bill language.
The bill, described by supporters as a work in progress aimed at studying housing costs and supports for people experiencing homelessness, drew repeated objections from members who said the committee’s role is fiscal review and that passing the bill now would amount to a blank check. “This bill can literally turn into anything at this point,” Representative Nuccio said during the committee’s discussion, adding that the bill “has 0 language, 0 fiscal numbers in it, and just pushing it through to become a…
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