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Senate committee adopts rules and outlines plan to fold 16 reorganization bills into a single omnibus

STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE · January 17, 2019
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Summary

The committee adopted its rules by voice vote and discussed a plan — led by Senator Hester — to file 16 individual reorganization bills, then withdraw them and combine their language into a single omnibus expected to exceed 1,500 pages; members asked for comparison copies from BLR and department-by-department hearings.

The committee adopted its rules by voice vote and moved to schedule detailed hearings on a large agency reorganization package expected early next month.

Senator Hester said the plan is to file 16 individual bills by the end of next week, "let them sit for a week," then withdraw them and file one omnibus bill that combines the language from all 16. "At that point, we'll withdraw all 16 and add 1 omnibus bill that includes the language to all 16 bills," Hester said, adding the omnibus will be "north…

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