(Mar. 29, 2024) – Next week, the House and Senate will return to work through conference committee items that have differences between the House and Senate positions. Those will include the budget items. The chambers will take final votes on any agreed-upon conference committee reports, which require a simple up or down vote by both chambers. There is no opportunity to make final floor amendments to those agreements. A special house appropriations sub-committee also will meet, Monday through Wednesday, to discuss contract nursing staffing agency concerns.