SCR 209
Plain-language analysis
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Establishes binding deadlines for drafting and filing early bills for the 2027 legislative session, requiring a problem/solution summary with draft requests, while exempting specific leadership and interim committees from these timelines.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Sources: Enrolled; Staff Measure Summary; Staff Measure Summary
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
Aligns presession drafting with the shortened even-year session cycle to ensure sufficient time for committee review before the 2027 regular session begins.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Must submit presession draft requests with problem/solution summaries by September 11, 2026.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Must deliver drafted measures to requesters by December 1, 2026.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Must file final drafts with legislative desks by December 11, 2026.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Exempted from all presession filing deadlines under this resolution.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Compresses presession drafting into a strict three-month administrative window.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Requires standardized problem/solution summaries upfront, increasing initial drafting workload for members' offices.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
No fiscal or revenue impact on state or local government per official statements.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
Late submissions miss the presession filing window, potentially delaying policy initiatives until the regular session convenes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Legislative Policy Acceleration
A complex budget or regulatory reform measure is fully drafted, reviewed, and filed by December 11, allowing immediate committee assignment and debate in January 2027, accelerating legislative response to emerging issues.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Legislative Response Delay
A time-sensitive crisis arises after September 11, but members cannot presession-file a response measure due to the deadline, forcing reliance on post-session emergency procedures or delaying action until the regular session convenes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
The text grants explicit exemption authority but lacks enforcement mechanisms for non-exempt filers, creating a gap where procedural compliance could be gamed for strategic advantage.
Sources · Enrolled
Balances administrative predictability and early legislative preparation against reduced flexibility for responding to late-emerging policy priorities. Upsides include a structured workflow and earlier committee review; downsides include a rigid timeline that may exclude urgent or unforeseen issues from the presession phase.
Structured workflow reduces scheduling conflicts and ensures Legislative Counsel capacity is allocated efficiently.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Earlier committee review allows more time for public testimony and amendment drafting before the regular session begins.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Rigid deadlines may force members to submit incomplete or lower-quality drafts to meet the September 11 cutoff.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Exempted leadership committees retain disproportionate scheduling power, potentially skewing presession priorities toward executive or committee interests rather than broader membership needs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
No substantive changes. The enrolled version retains identical operative text to the introduced version.
None.
none
Sources · Enrolled; Introduced
Adds co-sponsor Senator MANNING JR; replaces the editor's summary/digest with formal adoption signatures and secretary/speaker certification blocks.
procedural_only
Sources · Enrolled; Introduced
Tradeoff: None. The enrolled version merely formalizes adoption and adds a co-sponsor; substantive provisions remain unchanged.
high confidence. The measure is a procedural rule of proceeding with explicit deadlines and exemptions. Official fiscal and revenue statements confirm no financial impact. The analysis relies solely on the enrolled text and accompanying staff summaries.
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IS_Impact SCR 209 INTRO
Posted Mar 4, 2026, 8:53 AM PST
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Chief sponsors: President Rob Wagner
Regular sponsors: Senator James Manning Jr.
Senate carrier
Senator Kayse Jama
Third Reading Of Senate Measures
House carrier
Representative Dacia Grayber
Final Reading: Memorials and Resolutions
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Records already listed in Activity are not repeated here.
Official origin records are incomplete; missing facts are not inferred.
No meaningful relationship to Yex Labs LLC was found in the supplied artifact.
74% confidence · deterministic fallback
22 events
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Filed With Secretary of State.
Speaker signed.
President signed.
Rules suspended. Read. Carried by Grayber. Adopted.
Ayes, 52; Excused, 7--Hartman, Javadi, Levy B, McIntire, Owens, Ruiz, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Boshart Davis.
Recommendation: Be adopted.
Work Session held.
IS_Impact SCR 209 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Referred to Rules.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Final reading. Carried by Jama. Adopted.
Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Hayden.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do adopt.
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
IS_Impact SCR 209 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Referred to Rules.
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
“Digest: Sets dates for early bill asks for 2027. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Establishes deadlines for presession-filed legislative measures for the 2027 regular session of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Assembly.”
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