The Hill

Bring back the conference committees

Constitutionally, legislation must pass the House and Senate with identical language. Reconciling differences, no matter how minor, in bills from the two bodies must be made. Even though bicameral ...
Chicago Tribune

Partisan school board bill undergoes changes in conference committee

The partisan school board bill will likely undergo some changes, but language allowing candidates to declare a political party will remain in the bill, following a Monday conference committee hearing ...
WKRN-TV

Bill on vaccine ‘misinformation’ heading to conference committee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Lawmakers want to prohibit doctors from coercing patients into receiving vaccinations, but they can’t agree on the legal language for how to do so. A bill that would prohibit ...
WKRN-TV

Franchise and excise tax cut bills heading to conference committee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state’s largest corporate tax cut on record will head to a conference committee after the Senate “refused to recede” from their version of the bill and adopt the House ...
The Telegraph

Senate agrees to set up conference committees on key bills

CONCORD – With Thursday the deadline to form committees of conference, the New Hampshire Senate agreed to a number of House requests including those related to creating a committee for cannabis sales, ...
KXAN

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Deadlines for passing bills on second and third readings have come and gone in the Texas Capitol, and now lawmakers turn their attention to the final steps of passing remaining ...
NBC Montana

Bill banning kratom heads to conference committee

HELENA, Mont. — A bill revising drug laws is heading to a conference committee due to disagreement over a major amendment. House Bill 437 revises drug laws, by removing items that are used for testing ...