House State Affairs debates letting some speak today, holding hearing Monday…

Rep. Brent Crane told the House State Affairs Committee that he’s concerned about putting off the hearing on the anti-Occupy bill when so many people are here to testify; the room is full. “My concern is there’s folks here that want to testify today that may not be able to testify on Monday,” he said, asking if there’s a way to let those people testify now, then still hold the hearing on Monday.

Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, said on an issue like this, it’s important to make sure that everything is done correctly. People who came from out of town and can’t be back Monday could be allowed to testify today, he said, but he added, “It’s a little unusual to do that about an RS, especially when they don’t even have a copy of the RS.” RS stands for “routing slip,” the early version of a bill before it’s been introduced.