You may wonder what state representatives do when the House is not in session. The fall is actually a busy time for us.
Some bills that we considered in our committees during the 2019 session needed more work. As a result, we retained them in our committees. In the fall, we meet in subcommittees to consider these bills and then meet with our full committee by early November to finalize our recommendations to the full House as to whether these bills should pass or be killed. The bills will be taken up in the House in January for final action.
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