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Panel endorses option for LSO to produce 'tracked‑in' versions of heavily amended bills
Summary
Lawmakers asked LSO to prepare a non‑official version that incorporates adopted amendments when a bill is heavily amended; committee debated naming (‘engrolled’ vs. 'tracked‑in'), publication logistics, and staff workload before forwarding the measure to management council.
The Select Committee voted to recommend adding subsection C to joint rule 21 to allow a chamber, by majority vote, to request a non‑official LSO version of a bill that incorporates previously adopted amendments when a bill is so heavily revised it is difficult to read.
Director Obrecht framed the proposal as a tool to help members and the public follow complex amendment chains: the LSO-created version would carry a disclaimer that it is…
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