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Appropriations committee hears and advances several vehicle bills for budget cleanup and transmittal
Summary
Committee heard House Bills 862 and 863—budget/transmittal vehicles described as placeholders the committees can use late in session to amend technical or substantive language needed for House Bill 2 and other major measures. Committee members discussed risks and procedures; HB 863 received a do-pass recommendation in executive action.
Chair Lou Jones presented House Bills 862 and 863 to the House Appropriations Committee as vehicle bills to preserve a vehicle for late-session technical fixes and transmittal to the Senate.
Representative Jones said these bills are commonly used by appropriations committees to house last-minute fixes, corrections, or companion language that must move across chambers before final negotiations on the biennial budget. He described House Bill 862 as a short-term placeholder and…
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