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Legislative Update:

Week 14 Recap: It's the Final Countdown - 4/21/25

By Marie Sullivan, legconsultant@wastatepta.org

Wednesday, April 16 was the final day for bills to pass out of the opposite chamber, with the exception of bills that save the state money or raise money. Starting the next day, both the House and Senate began working on their “concurrence” or “dispute” lists, i.e., agreeing with the changes made in the opposite chamber or refusing to concur and sending the bill back, either to remove the amendments or insist on their position. In some cases, a six-person conference committee (comprised of two members of the majority party and one member of the minority party from the House and Senate) will be requested to work out the differences.

Passing the House on that final day were E2SSB 5263 (Special Education funding) and ESSB 5192 (school operating costs). Both bills were amended on the House floor and are on the concurrence calendar in the Senate.

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