In this 2024 Budget Session, out of 221 bills and 8 joint resolutions filed in the House, the second most in Budget Session history, 90 House bills and 4 resolutions died due to time constraints today, on Friday the 16th. Which is to say that 135 pieces of legislation were voted on during the introduction process. For comparison, during the previous Budget Session, in 2022, out of 163 pieces of legislation filed in the House, 52 died from the clock running out, and 111 were voted on for introduction. So even though many bills died this year, 24 more pieces of legislation were voted on this session than in the Budget Session of 2022.
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Hello Sublette County and LaBarge, this is Albert Sommers reporting from Friday, Feb. 16, the end of the first week of the Budget Session.
Today, “Any questions?" was repeated by each member of the House Appropriations Committee after outlining a section of House Bill 1, the budget bill. The simple question invited fellow Representatives to ask for clarification and share concerns regarding the budget bill.
Back on Feb. 12, Day 1 of the session, legislators had received a draft of the budget bill, which had undergone weeks of scrutiny and mark-ups in the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC). By the end of last week, House members of the JAC were meticulously explaining each budget section. They answered questions from fellow Representatives, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.