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Proposed Bill Limit Hiked But Not Spiked

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House Speaker Beth Harwell says she can live with a 15-bill cap. Photo credit Blake Farmer/WPLN

House Speaker Beth Harwell says she can live with a 15-bill cap. Photo credit Blake Farmer/WPLN

House Speaker Beth Harwell has increased her limit on legislative proposals per lawmaker. The move is in response to grumbling from members of her own party.

A compromise gives each representative 15 bills instead of the original 10 and includes many exceptions. Even at the higher limit, there will still be far fewer laws proposed than in any General Assembly in recent history.

Speaker Harwell says that was what she wanted to see.

“My overall goal was to limit the number of bills. What that number ultimately is, I’ll live with the will of the body.”

The full House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the new rules Thursday.

The Senate – which has just 33 members – still has no limit on proposed laws.

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Blake Farmer, Host, This Is Nashville

Blake Farmer is the host of “This Is Nashville,” the flagship weekday show of Nashville Public Radio. Previously, Blake spent 16 years at WPLN News, serving as host, editor and news director. Before a two-year radio hiatus with a Nashville-based healthcare company, Blake was one of the country’s most prolific healthcare audio journalists. He produced stories for both local and national programs, extending the reach of his reporting through a partnership with KFF Health News. Outside of work, Blake can be found running or biking on roads that other Nashvillians consider too busy for such activities. So far, he has always made it home to his wife of 20 years and two children.

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