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Senators discuss statewide effort to eliminate outdated state publications; fiscal impacts unclear
Summary
Senate Bill 177, requested by the governor, would eliminate or modify outdated, duplicative, or excessive state agency publications; committee members expressed support for the objective but noted the absence of administration witnesses and that no fiscal note was yet available.
Senate Bill 177, a measure to eliminate or modify state agency publications that are outdated, duplicative, or excessive, was discussed by the Senate State Affairs Committee on May 8 but set aside for a future hearing after committee members noted the governor’s office had not provided a witness and agency fiscal notes were not yet available.
Chair Kawasaki said the bill had its genesis in a prior legislative directive and a 2022 House bill (HB 187) that passed the Senate at the time. He said the intent is to identify cost savings and reduce unnecessary production of reports and other publications across principal state agencies. Committee members observed that the draft repeals numerous statutory publication requirements (a draft referenced about 42 sections) and asked for more information about which specific sections were targeted and the fiscal impact of repealing or modifying them.
Senator Wilikowski noted the absence of an administration representative and asked whether the meeting and the bill were properly noticed; staff confirmed a letter from the Department of Law was on file and that materials would be posted under SB 177. The committee agreed to set the bill aside and request additional agency input, fiscal notes, and specifics about the sections identified for repeal before scheduling further action.
