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House Rule Could Prevent Last-Minute Committee Surprises
RALEIGH — The new rule says that updated versions of legislation to be considered in committee — in legislative jargon known as a proposed committee substitute, or PCS — must be transmitted to committee members and to the bill’s sponsor by 9 p.m. the night before a committee meeting. House Rules Committee Chairman David Lewis said the PCS also would be available electronically to members of the public.