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Legislative overviewToday is the 96th day of the second regular session of Arizona's fiftieth Legislature. Today was also the deadline for conference committees to meet - until that deadline was extended by motion to next Tuesday, April 17. The purpose of conference committees is to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of bills that have passed both chambers.As the session nears its 100-day deadline established by rule, legislative leadership has initiated small group meetings with membership to discuss the status of budget negotiations. Published reports indicate that significant progress has been made in bridging the differences between the legislative and executive budgets and that the session could conclude within the next two weeks. On Wednesday, April 11, Representative Daniel Patterson of Tucson resigned his District 29 seat in the wake of an ethics committee recommendation that he be expelled from the House of Representatives. The Pima County Board of Supervisors will choose a replacement to serve the balance of Patterson's term. |
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Legislative Bulletin is published by the League of Arizona Cities and Towns. Forward your comments or suggestions to league@azleague.org. |
