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If a bill is amended by the opposite house, it must be sent back to the first house for “concurrence.” If the original house accepts the amendments, they will take final action on the amended bill and send it to the governor for action. [...] Often, however, the original house will reject the amendments and “refuse to concur.” The bill is then considered to be “in dispute.” The original house can send the bill back to the opposite house and request the body “recede” from its amendments. [...] The opposite house, then, has basically three options: (1) The opposite house can drop its amendments, repass the bill as adopted by the original house, and send it directly to the governor; (2) The opposite house can “insist on its position” and, again, send it back to the original house for action; or (3) The opposite house can adopt new amendments and send the new bill back to the original hous. [...] One of the signals of the imminent closure of the session is the release and movement of budgets. [...] Braun (on behalf of sponsor Senator Lynda Wilson (R-Vancouver) who was having internet connectivity issues) noted the expectation of funding coming through the passage of the American Jobs Plan this summer and stated the importance of ensuring the Legislature, as the voice of the public, was able to control this funding.