by Patti Dahlberg and Julie Pelegrin
Do you ever feel like things during the legislative session are just going too fast and that certain bills and topics need much more in-depth study time than they can get during the legislative session? Well, there’s an “app” for that – so to speak. It’s called a legislative interim study committee or an “interim committee”. When a legislator has a specific topic that he or she feels deserves time for in-depth study and testimony from a variety of experts in the field, the legislator may introduce a bill or joint resolution to create an interim committee. (more…)