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State Affairs committee introduces measure requiring agencies to flag unnecessary statutes
Summary
The State Affairs committee voted to introduce RS31897, a proposal by Rep. Mike Moyle that would require state agencies to report statutes they consider outdated or unnecessary by Sept. 1, 2025; committee members asked about timeline, staff workload and fiscal impacts.
Representative Mike Moyle introduced RS31897 to the State Affairs Committee on Jan. 13, asking the panel to authorize a process that would require all state agencies to report statutes they consider unnecessary by Sept. 1, 2025. The committee approved a motion to introduce the measure by voice vote.
The measure would direct agencies to review their statutory authorities and submit a report identifying outdated, obsolete or unnecessary statutes. ‘‘It requires them to go into their statutes and look at outdated statutes, obsolete statutes, statutes that aren't necessarily necessary, and then bring back to us in September what those are,’’ Representative Mike Moyle said during discussion. Moyle said the bill would let agencies suggest statutes outside their direct authority for consideration and that an online portal in the bill would streamline submissions.
Committee members pressed on practical details and potential burdens. Representative Skog asked whether the bill would overwork agencies; Moyle said he was more concerned about workload for Legislative Services Office staff compiling the responses and noted the bill includes an online portal to ease that task. Representative Polhonkis asked whether the Sept. 1, 2025, deadline would give agencies enough time; Moyle said larger agencies already are familiar with the codes and would be able to comply, while smaller agencies could face greater challenges. Representative Dygert asked whether agencies would request additional funding to complete the reviews; Moyle replied, ‘‘they can ask No. Just get the job done. They'll figure it out.’’
The committee moved to introduce RS31897; Representative Skog made the motion and the committee approved it by voice vote. No roll-call tally or named second was recorded in the transcript. The measure, if advanced, would create a statutory requirement that agencies deliver their findings by Sept. 1, 2025, for the legislature to use in future code-cleanup work during the next session.
The discussion noted broader context raised by Moyle — including recent attention to state regulatory rollbacks in national media — but the transcript contains no additional procedural steps or fiscal estimates tied to RS31897. The committee adjourned after the motion carried.
