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House floor debate turns acrimonious over process as equalization bill is moved up
Summary
Substitute House Bill 65 (equalization of capital outlay funding for public education) prompted an extended, heated debate over whether the Education Committee improperly sought to suspend rules and set a time certain. Supporters said the bill warrants floor consideration before session end; opponents said the committee bypassed the Rules Committee and violated process.
A procedural and political fight erupted on the House floor over substitute House Bill 65, which would alter equalization of capital-outlay monies for public education. The Education Committee's report included a request that the House suspend rules and take the measure up on a time‑certain calendar; multiple members challenged whether the committee had authority to make that request and whether the House should bypass the Rules Committee.
Representative Kim R. Birmingham and others argued the bill had been studied in…
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