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House Committee Advances Two Bills in Executive Action; Amendments and Proxy Votes Recorded
Summary
In executive action the House State Administration Committee advanced House Bill 527 (election plan posting) and House Bill 562 (report repeals) as amended. Both bills passed committee after amendments; proxies and a small number of recorded no votes were noted on the floor record.
The House State Administration Committee took executive action on two previously heard bills and approved both as amended.
House Bill 527, which revises the process for written plans of conduct for mail elections and clarifies public posting requirements for election administrators, was amended to require posting of plans on the county election office website or other public notice methods; an additional amendment clarified posting obligations when school elections are involved. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 527 on a committee voice vote; multiple proxy votes were recorded in the hearing record and the bill passed as amended.
House Bill 562, part of a ‘‘red-tape relief’’ package to eliminate certain agency reporting requirements, was amended to add several additional reports proposed for repeal (including biodiesel tax refund report and state trust lands accessibility report). The committee adopted the amendment; the amendment vote recorded two no votes on the amendment and the bill passed as amended in the final voice vote. Representative Schubert was recorded as voting no on final passage by proxy; other proxy votes in favor were recorded in the hearing record.
Committee members discussed the rationale for removing rarely-requested reports and noted agencies and the governor’s office requested many of the repeals. Proponents framed the measure as a workload and efficiency reform; opponents asked that the committee remain able to request specific reports should oversight needs arise. Both bills will go to the next steps in the legislative process with committee recommendations.
