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House Government Operations panel reviews status of 20 statutorily required reports; many not formally filed
Summary
At a May 22 meeting, the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee received progress reports on roughly 20 statutorily required reports. Members found a mix of outcomes: some reports are routinely submitted, some appear to exist only as testimony or on request, and several show no activity or "zero" cases in the reporting period.
On May 22, the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee convened to get updates from members on work tied to a reports-repeal bill and the status of roughly 20 statutorily required reports.
“We're gonna have just sort of a mildly informally formal conversation on the reports repeal bill work,” the committee chair said at the start of the meeting.
Committee members said their initial reviews found a range of behaviors by the agencies responsible for those statutorily required reports. Several committees and representatives told the panel that some reports are routinely filed and available, while others appear only in committee testimony or are produced only when the legislature or another body requests them.
Rep. Waters Evans said she has not been able to find a written report the statute appears to require and has begun sending a…
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