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Committee moves legislator-autonomy clarification (HB 487) to consent calendar
Summary
First substitute to HB 487—defining a legislator’s authority to open and pursue legislation and consolidating minor code-correction authority—was adopted and placed on the House consent calendar after committee discussion emphasizing the bill is primarily clarifying and non-substantive.
Representative McPherson spoke to first substitute HB 487 on Feb. 23, calling it a straightforward, technical bill that clarifies legislators’ ability to open bill files and consolidates language governing post-enactment code corrections. He said the changes come at the request of the Office of…
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