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Montana bill would repeal dozens of routine agency reports; agencies say many are duplicative or unused
Summary
House Bill 562, heard by the Senate committee, would remove a set of statutorily required agency reports that proponents said are outdated, duplicative, or unused; multiple agencies testified that producing some reports consumes staff hours with little legislative interest, and several agencies offered examples and data on time or redundancy.
Rep. Julie Darling introduced House Bill 562, a bill that would eliminate a list of statutorily required reports that proponents described as outdated or duplicative. Speakers from multiple state agencies told the Senate State Administration Committee the reports consume staff time yet yield little legislative or public use.
Lieutenant Governor Kristin Juras said the state's compilation of required reporting (Montana Code Annotated citation 5-11-222) lists more than 225 separate reports; the bill's amended list would remove approximately 15 specific reports deemed unnecessary.
Agency witnesses provided examples of the burden and…
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