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Committee approves measure requiring commission vote on highway legislative packages
Summary
A Senate committee approved a proposal to require the highway department's legislative packages to be voted on by the full commission, noting a December 1 target for ALC submission and retaining an emergency-legislation pathway; the measure passed by voice vote.
Unidentified Speaker 1, a presenter to the committee, told members the proposal would require any legislative package from the highway department to be voted on by the full commission and said that requirement would "make sure the commissioners understand what is being promoted by the department" and allow a thorough discussion of differing viewpoints.
The measure also preserves a process for emergency legislation, which Unidentified Speaker 1 said "follows very similar…
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