AB2072 on APPR. Suspense File does not mean "suspended"

A recent DCARAVLOG video signed the word "suspense" as in "suspend." It's not quite the word nor the same thing.

The AB2072 bill is currently placed in the APPR suspense file because staffs think this bill will cost the state more than $150,000 to implement.

... the so-called "suspense file" is a method by which both fiscal committees in each house automatically hold bills with a dollar value in excess of $150,000 so that each bill may be prioritized on their fiscal and policy merit. Then, on one single day, all fiscal bills are dispensed with and are either passed out of committee and sent to the Floor for vote, or held due to cost or policy concerns (ultimately rendering the bill "dead" for the year.) The "suspense file" process is nerve-wracking for lobbyists and legislators, as it is highly secretive, and one does not know until the minute the bill is announced whether or not it is going to be passed to the Floor or if it is headed to the "suspense" graveyard.

The filing of AB2072 is merely a fiscal response to the cost of this bill and goes before the fiscal committee. It's the fiscal implications of this bill that's in question, not necessarily the policy. A collection of these bills in the Suspense File will get voted on whether for a bill to continue or allow it to die. One thing for sure, this bill is certainly not "suspended" nor dead. It will get voted on. We'll know by tomorrow, August 12th, the hearing date.