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7. A "Discharge Petition". Democrats could probably do that next

Reply to BComplex (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:24 PM

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All it needs is a the "technical majority" of the chamber - i.e., 218 votes, to be forced to the floor for a final vote (meaning by getting 218 signatures to discharge, it pretty much guarantees it will pass).

BUT - the issue about a discharge petition is that there is a waiting period before it can be forced on the floor for consideration meaning that the Senate bill would have to sit in committee for 30 days and once that is done and the 218 signatures are obtained, it has a 7 legislative day additional "waiting period" before it can finally move.

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