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Keywords:  introduced, identical, bill, expedite, chamber
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A bill filed in one chamber that is identical or very similar to a bill filed in the opposite chamber. Companion bills are used to expedite passage as they provide a means for committee consideration of a measure to occur in both houses simultaneously. A companion bill that has passed one house can then be substituted for the companion bill in the second house.
house.state.tx.us
A bill introduced in one chamber that is similar or identical to a bill introduced in the other chamber.
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A bill identical in wording introduced in both houses. Administration bills, for example.
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