HJR 1054 is still available for a hearing in the House Rules committee anytime within our committee deadline which extends for another four weeks. The practice of placing a bill or resolution on an agenda one week and hearing it in a subsequent week is a common practice.

While many may have assumed that HJR 1054 would be heard this week simply because it was placed on an agenda is a misplaced assumption.

The House is currently reviewing a myriad of state question proposals and viewing each in both the context of each resolutions language and the overall number of questions that could go on the ballot.

Again I can assure you that having a bill or resolution not heard in the first week of committee meetings does not equate to that legislation not moving forward.

Finally, for the record, no one has disdain and concern over “Obama-care” more than I.

Sincerely,

Chris Benge