Joint Order, To Amend Joint Rule 208 To Eliminate All But Certain Concept Drafts
This bill amends legislative drafting rules to eliminate "concept drafts" (incomplete drafts containing only a summary and enacting clause) for nearly all bills, except for the state's unified budget bill and proposals for uniform or model acts. It requires legislators to submit complete bill requests with all necessary details upfront; incomplete requests will be denied without further review. The Revisor of Statutes must notify legislators of missing information, granting a 5-business-day window to fix submissions before denial. Outside drafts must also be submitted in final form by the cloture date, streamlining the process for most legislation.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Jun 25, 2025
Floor votes · House Jan 21, 2025
How they voted
64–60
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 136
Jan 21, 2025
D
Democratic66
92% Yea
I
Independent3
100% Yea
R
Republican67
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
READ and REFERRED to the Committee on JOINT RULES, in concurrence.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Joint Order was REFERRED to the Committee on JOINT RULES.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (64-60-12)
house
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Smith
RRepublican
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