Joint Order, To Amend the Joint Rules Regarding Budget Hearings

the House concurring, that the Joint Rules be amended by amending Joint Rule 314 by inserting after the 2nd indented paragraph a new paragraph to read:

Notwithstanding any provision of subsections 1 to 4 of this Joint Rule, a policy committee may elect not to participate in either the joint budget hearing or the work session, or both, by so notifying the chairs of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs in writing.