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Committee staff reviews jurisdictions: rulemaking, agency creation and local government items fall under state and local government committee
Summary
Committee staff summarized the Senate rules and the committee's jurisdiction, noting bills that delegate rulemaking, create agencies, or affect local governments will come to the committee; staff previewed budget structure and highlighted agencies and confirmations that fall under the committee's oversight.
Committee staff provided members with a briefing on the Committee on State and Local Government's jurisdiction, Senate rules and the scope of agencies and budget items that will come before the committee this session.
"Under the senate rules, all bills that delegate rule making to a state agency, come through this committee as well as all bills that exempt agencies from rule making," staff said, referencing Senate Rule 4.5 and committee jurisdiction materials included in member packets.
The nut graf: Staff told members that the committee will hear bills creating new multi-member agencies, transfers of duties between agencies, rulemaking matters (including changes to Chapter 14), state employee compensation, public-employee labor relations, pensions, gambling regulation and local government matters affecting cities, towns, counties and special districts.
Staff noted the committee's oversight list and said the committee will also review confirmations for certain vacancies. The briefing included a preview of the budget bill that the committee will consider, emphasizing that the jurisdiction covers many general-fund direct appropriations and agencies that provide internal services to other state entities.
Ending: Staff said a detailed budget spreadsheet and additional materials would be shared later in the week and that the committee's next meeting would be on Jan. 28 at 12:30 p.m.
