House introduces requests for Legislative Auditor reviews of assistance programs and adjudication costs
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Summary
Representative Freiberg introduced resolutions asking the Legislative Auditor to review state assistance programs for integration and to report audit information assessing pre/post‑adjudication costs, fines and fees; both measures were referred to committee without objection (one to Criminal Justice).
On May 29 the House of Representatives heard introductions of two resolutions by Representative Freiberg asking the Legislative Auditor to examine state assistance programs and to report audit findings related to pre‑ and post‑adjudication costs, fines and fees.
One resolution urges and requests the Legislative Auditor to review assistance programs and update a report on program integration "for purpose of achieving improved outcomes." The sponsor moved to suspend the rules and refer the resolution to committee; the motion was recorded on the floor and referred (committee name not specified in the floor transcript excerpt).
A second Freiberg resolution asked the auditor to report information collected from audits of local and state auditees assessing pre‑ and post‑adjudication costs, fines and fees; that measure was referred to the Criminal Justice Committee "without objection," per the clerk's floor announcement.
Both items were presented as referrals for committee study; the transcript does not record floor debate on either measure or specific language beyond the introductions. The measures now await committee scheduling and any hearings, which will determine whether the Legislative Auditor is asked to carry out new audits or produce an updated report for the House.