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Committee amends, then approves public‑records, rulemaking and election bills in executive action
Summary
In executive action the House State Administration Committee approved amended versions of House Bill 100 (public records/process clarifications), House Bill 126 (Administrative Procedure Act amendments) and House Bill 167 (removing requirement to post absentee lists). Several friendly amendments to HB 100 were adopted before passage.
During the meeting the committee conducted executive action on three bills covering public records, administrative rulemaking process and election procedure.
House Bill 100 (public records): Committee members adopted five amendments offered during the session. Amendments included technical corrections, a $25-per-hour cap on agency charges for processing records requests, a provision that the first hour of work after the $20 filing fee is paid is free, restrictions against duplicate charging for the same costs, and a preamble stating legislative intent. The committee voted to pass HB 100 as amended.
House Bill 126 (Administrative Procedure Act): The committee approved an amendment clarifying agency hearing procedures for proposed rules, shifting certain presentation details from mandatory to available-on-request wording; the bill was then advanced as amended.
House Bill 167 (elections): The committee approved an amendment that aligns cross-references and clarifies statutory text after removing the requirement to post absentee lists at polling locations; the bill passed as amended.
Committee members and staff noted the Department of Administration supported the package of friendly amendments to HB 100 and that Miss Power had reviewed amendments for technical conflicts. Voice votes carried each motion; the record shows no roll-call tallies were taken in the transcript for these executive-action votes.
