Wayne County 8
th District Rep. Stephanie A. Young is introducing HB4946, which would use $5 million in COVID funds to pay for 70,000 overtime hours to existing staff.
Benson and both State Reps lay the blame for the backlog at the feet of GOP legislators for not extending the deadlines again in March and for previously cutting the staffing budget at SOS offices by 40%.
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Reps Brixie and Young are hoping that the bills will be sent to the House Oversight Committee this week and be green-lighted for a House vote soon. Brixie told reporters that she talked to the House Oversight Committee chair Steve Johnson and other Republican lawmakers, but failed to say what they told her about the bills.