Rep. Dana Criswell - From Your Capitol, Final Week
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The 2018 Legislative sessions ended on Wednesday March, 28. The final stretch of the legislative session consist of final votes on appropriation bills and conference reports. I've learn over the past few years that appropriation bills are a strange entity. To meet deadlines during the session the legislature passes "dummy bills" that generally have no money attached to them. This process has developed over the years as a way for legislators to circumvent the mandated deadlines. So what happens is everyone votes just to keep the bill alive so the folks on the appropriation committee can continue to work out the final budget numbers. All appropriation bills go to conference before the final version is passed.
Rep. Dana Criswell - From Your Capitol, Final Week
Rep. Dana Criswell - From Your Capitol, Final…
Rep. Dana Criswell - From Your Capitol, Final Week
The 2018 Legislative sessions ended on Wednesday March, 28. The final stretch of the legislative session consist of final votes on appropriation bills and conference reports. I've learn over the past few years that appropriation bills are a strange entity. To meet deadlines during the session the legislature passes "dummy bills" that generally have no money attached to them. This process has developed over the years as a way for legislators to circumvent the mandated deadlines. So what happens is everyone votes just to keep the bill alive so the folks on the appropriation committee can continue to work out the final budget numbers. All appropriation bills go to conference before the final version is passed.