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Castaneda tells committee agency-introduced bills should be limited; proposes review test

State and Local Government Committee · February 14, 2025
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Senator Jose Castaneda told the committee that executive and judicial branches should not introduce substantive policy bills, proposing a November prefiling window and a legislative-management review to sort 'cleanup' agency bills from substantive ones.

Senator Jose Castaneda, sponsor of Senate Bill 23-49, told the State and Local Government Committee that agency and judicial branch bills have begun to encroach on the Legislature’s constitutional role and proposed statutory boundaries for agency-initiated legislation.

"The introduction of bills is a right afforded to elected legislators," Castaneda said, arguing that opening the door…

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