Political Subdivisions Committee narrows notice requirement, gives Senate Bill 2069 a "do pass"

The Political Subdivisions Committee voted to reconsider and recommend Senate Bill 2069 after approving an amendment that limits a new publication requirement to state agencies, committee members said.

The committee met (date not specified) and voted to bring back Senate Bill 2,069 for reconsideration, accept an amendment to Section 2 that narrows the list of entities covered, and moved a "do pass" recommendation. The amendment passed 11-0 with two members absent; the final committee vote on the bill as amended was also 11-0 with two absent.

Representative Moshenbacher, who moved to reconsider the bill, said the change to Section 2 was made after the committee was told the original language would have required thousands of affidavits and would have exceeded the capacity of the state newspaper…