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Committee adopts substitute to restore commission to legislative composition (BSP 317)
Summary
BSP 317 (presented as HB 317) would remove the executive‑branch membership added earlier to a standing commission and restore it to a legislative commission; the committee adopted a substitute (changing an effective date and cleaning statutory language) and gave the bill a favorable report as substituted.
Representative B presented BSP 317 to the State Government committee, explaining the bill would take the executive branch off a commission that was originally established as a legislative commission. He said the executive branch had previously been added by amendment and that the substitute returns the membership to its earlier form.
The substitute changes the effective date (from January back to October) and cleans the statutory section to remove executive‑branch references. Representative Lans asked why the change was made; the sponsor said executive branch staff preferred returning the commission to the original legislative composition. The committee adopted the substitute, moved the bill and gave it a favorable report as substituted.
