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Committee OKs House rule to let sponsors administratively abandon numbered bills
Summary
Representative Thurston told the House Rules Standing Committee the proposed rule would let a sponsor request the chief clerk mark a numbered bill file as abandoned, reducing floor time and administrative burden; the committee voted unanimously to recommend the rule.
Representative Thurston explained that House Rules Resolution 3 would create a process for sponsors to request administrative abandonment of a numbered bill file without using floor time. He said the current process requires locating the bill, moving it to the floor and striking the enacting clause, which creates clerks’ workload and public uncertainty about the bill’s status.
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