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Committee backs SB 148, advancing new oversight tools and a rule-pause process amid constitutional concerns
Summary
The committee favorably recommended Senate Bill 148 (second substitute), which adds members to aid quorum, removes fixed terms, relaxes absolute monthly-meeting notification, and creates a limited pause-and-review process for administrative rules; the measure advanced with two 'No' roll-call votes.
The House Rules Standing Committee on Feb. 25 voted to favorably recommend Senate Bill 148 (second substitute), a set of general oversight amendments that committee sponsor Senator McKay said are intended to strengthen interim review and the committee's ability to respond to sensitive implementation problems.
Senator McKay told members the bill would add two House members and one Senate member to the committee to ease quorum difficulties, remove a prior statutory term-of-service requirement so membership remains at the will of leadership, and remove the current requirement to meet monthly and then notify…
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