Committee adopts amendment clarifying Deputy Leader role, passes with two dissenting votes
The committee approved changes to Article II of the Legislative Manual to define the Deputy Leader role as non-expansive of powers and to require caucus voting if a Deputy Leader acts in place of an incapacitated Leader; the motion passed with two "no" votes from Legislators Cheney and Faggione.
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The Rules Committee approved an amendment to Article II of the Legislative Manual to clarify the role, duties and limitations of a Deputy Leader. Ms. Kathy Stegenga moved the amendment, which sponsors said does not create new powers for the Deputy Leader but establishes a succession and continuity process so caucuses have a defined way to authorize a Deputy Leader to act when a Leader is incapacitated.
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