how do I move objects or grouped things from one layer to another easily?

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i've searched the forums, haven't found a good solution.
i'm doing blueprints and have created furniture items inside autocad with a furniture template.
if i use the block functions, i can't easily move the created object to another layer. I have to exlplode > move to another layers > re-block. this is not feasible when i want to move 10 objects from layer to layer. I want to be able to highlight all 10 objects, move all of them to another layer in one action.
if i use the group function. I can moved the grouped items easily enough from layer to layer. However, when a copy and paste the group - the items become ungrouped. Every time I want to copy something off my template in my drawing; i have to regroup them. This is also a huge pain.
there has to be an easier way, isn't this a pretty basic need for autocad users?
thanks.