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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 851

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Relating to: membership of the Joint Committee on Finance and consideration of committee motions.

Legislature — Finance, joint committee on

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

The bill specifies that the eight senators and eight representatives to the

assembly who serve on the Joint Committee on Finance must consist of five senators

chosen from the majority party, three senators chosen from the minority party, five

representatives chosen from the majority party, and three representatives chosen

from the minority party. There is no existing requirement relating to the partisan

makeup of JCF.

This bill also provides that JCF may not consider or take executive action on

any motion offered at committee unless the motion has been distributed to all

members of JCF at least 24 hours before JCF considers or takes executive action on

the motion. The motion must also be posted on the Legislative Fiscal Bureau's

Internet site at least 24 hours before JCF considers or takes executive action on the

motion.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Vinehout (D)

5 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Sinicki, Subeck, Pope and Sargent

  2. Feb 28, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Feb 28, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1