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House moves child-welfare reform bill out of rules, strips unfunded judge pay provision
Summary
Under suspension of the rules, the House lifted House Bill 307 and placed it atop the third-reading calendar after sponsors said a funded substitute (excluding a $500,000 judges' processing proposal) will be circulated; members agreed to 'circle' the bill for further action.
The House voted March 4 to lift House Bill 307 from the rules and place it at the top of the third-reading calendar as a step toward final action on child welfare reforms. Sponsors said portions of the bill with fiscal impact had been removed because the Appropriations Act already funded an alternative approach.
Representative Fox moved to lift the bill and have it considered for second and third…
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