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Committee approves bill requiring agencies to report contract-employee counts and pay
Summary
House Bill 1607 directs state agencies to report contractor head counts and payments through existing Office of Management and Enterprise Services software to increase transparency about contract employees.
House Bill 1607, sponsored by Senator Kern, passed the Retirement and Government Affairs Committee after a brief explanation and questions about definitions.
Senator Kern told the committee the bill “is directing state agencies to report through OMES using existing software, the number and payment of each contract employee.” He described the measure as intended to increase transparency about contractors working for state agencies.
Several senators asked whether the bill defines “contract employee” and whether such workers receive W-2 or 1099 forms. Senator Kern said the bill does not contain a statutory definition and that the intent is to address those working as contract staff; he characterized the bill as targeting contract workers (not specifying tax form status).
The committee recorded a motion to advance (do pass) with a second; the clerk called the roll and the chair announced 8 ayes, 0 nays. The committee advanced the bill to the next stage without amendment.
