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Legislator says constitutional change would let Legislature set its own session calendar; supporters and opponents testify
Summary
Representative Brianna Thomas and supporters urged voters be allowed to decide whether the Legislature should set adjournment dates instead of the Constitution; witnesses expressed both support for scheduling flexibility and concern about concentrating power in lawmakers’ hands.
Representative Brianna Thomas introduced House Joint Resolution 42-10, a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the current constitutional limits on regular-session duration and direct the Legislature to set adjournment dates by statute. "This doesn't actually set the schedule," Thomas said, adding the change "gives us as…
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