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Rules committee clears conference reports for four bills, setting 12‑hour distribution window
Summary
The House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee voted to allow four conference committee reports (Sen. Bill 4; Engrossed HB 1038; Sen. Bill 199; Sen. Bill 176) to be provided to members and held for 12 hours under House Rule 155.3 so they may be placed before the House; all four motions passed, with two recorded 6‑3 votes and earlier unanimous or near‑unanimous approvals.
The House Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee voted to recommend amending House Rule 155.3 so that four conference committee reports may be provided for member distribution and held for 12 hours to become eligible for placement before the full House.
Chair Representative Ben Smolz opened the meeting and said the committee would move through Senate Bill 4, Engrossed House Bill 1038, Senate Bill 199 and Senate Bill 176. Representative Snow presented the conference committee report for Senate Bill 4, saying it contained six original Senate provisions with one technical reporting change the House had made. "When it came to the house from the senate, there were six provisions," Snow said, and he described a technical correction to reporting language that the House made in conference.
A motion that the committee recommend amending House…
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