CONCORD — The legislative sessions for 2021 are almost over. At the most recent session, June 10, all of the bills were considered “concur or non-concur,” meaning "agree or not agree." In this process, a bill is passed in the House and sent to the Senate.
During Senate deliberations they changed the bill in some way (amended) and the updated version of the bill is returned to the House for consideration.
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