The second committee deadline came and went last Friday, and the legislature will now turn to the crafting and passage of their committee omnibus bills.
In both the House and Senate we anticipate the Human Service Omnibus bill package to be released on Monday, March 27th. Below are the schedules as they have been announced:
· House
o Monday, March 27th: Omnibus bill released
o Tuesday, March 28th: Public Testimony on Omnibus bill
o Wednesday, March 29th: Amendment deadline at 1:00 pm
o Thursday, March 30th: Final bill passage
· Senate
o Tuesday, or Wednesday March 28 or 29th: Omnibus bill released
o Friday, March 31st: Public Testimony on Omnibus bill
o Monday, April 3rd: Mark up and final passage
The third committee deadline is Tuesday, April 4th with the legislature going on break beginning April 5th through April 10th.
ARRM will release information to members as soon as we have the opportunity to review both the House and Senate Human Service proposals.
Along with all the work happening around the omnibus bills, we are also excited that Tuesday, March 28th marks Disability Services Day at the Capitol.
This will be our first year back in person since 2020, we are excited to have a huge crowd registered, with initial numbers nearing 1,500. We have a full agenda for the rally including the Governor and Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, both chairs of the Human Service Finance Committees and the Chair of the Human Service Policy Committee in the House and many other powerful advocates who support disability waiver services every day.
If you haven’t had an opportunity to download the app, please do so before Tuesday, as this is where all of our appointments with legislators can be found.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out, I’m looking forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday!
--Sara Grafstrom, Director of State and Federal Policy