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House approves appropriation to cover special‑session expenses and local implementation costs
Summary
Members passed House Bill 7,005, an appropriation measure to fund implementation costs tied to the redistricting bills and to pay the expenses of the special session; sponsors said the bill will reimburse counties for election‑related expenses.
The House adopted House Bill 7,005, an appropriation that funds local expenditures associated with implementing the congressional redistricting measures and covers the state's expenses for convening the special session.
Vice Chairman Crawford described a committee amendment that rewrote the bill to provide the necessary funding, and Chairman Williams moved passage on third consideration. The bill ‘‘appropriates a sum sufficient for paying the expenses of this special session,’’ according to the sponsor.
Floor debate on the bill was limited; the previous question was called and, after the clerk recorded the vote, the Speaker declared House Bill 7,005 passed. The text requires submission of county reimbursement claims to the Secretary of State and the comptroller for evaluation.
