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Committee of the Whole advances a package of bills on rules review, protection orders, sage grouse mitigation and other measures
Summary
The Committee of the Whole reported several bills do pass with little extended debate: administrative-rule review (SF127), protection order changes (SF7, SF8), sage-grouse mitigation (SF179), change-of-venue reform (SF79), automatic title transfer on death (SF39), and others; standing committee reports and recommendations were read and adopted.
The House Committee of the Whole considered and reported multiple Senate bills with committee recommendations and standing committee amendments. Several measures received brief floor explanations and were advanced without extended individual debate.
Highlights from the session’s package:
- Senate File 127 (administrative rules, legislative review): The bill directs the Legislative Services Office to prepare regulatory-impact analyses for proposed "major rules," defines "major rule" with economic and social-impact thresholds and calls for a legislative management/audit interim study to assess implementation. The bill includes a $400,000 appropriation for two full-time LSO positions and a delayed start for the review process (language indicated review to begin July 1, 2026).
- Senate File 7 (protection-order amendments): The bill expands court-appointed legal…
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