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Sponsor says HB110 will streamline bill access by removing paid printed-copy requirement
Summary
House Bill 110 would remove the statutory requirement that the legislative services division sell printed copies of bills, instead providing electronic versions and free printed copies on request; Legislative Services staff described reduced demand and staff burden, and the print shop said copies remain available by request.
Representative Fitzpatrick opened the hearing on House Bill 110 on Oct. 12, 2025, describing the bill as an efficiency measure that would remove the statutory requirement to sell printed bills and require the Legislative Services Division to provide electronic versions and one free printed copy on request.
The change matters because it would reduce administrative work for legislative staff and reflect lower demand for sold printed copies; the committee’s research director said the division’s print shop handled only a small number of paid requests in the last session.
"What this bill does is it takes away the requirement that our staff has to sell bills," the sponsor said, describing the administrative burden of bookkeeping and deposits for sale receipts. The sponsor said the office made a total of $400 from printed-bill sales in the 2023 session, but processing those receipts required staff time.
Rachel Weiss, research director for the Legislative Services Division, testified as an informational witness and described practical reasons for the change. "Sometimes actually staff do [request printed copies], but there are certain lobbyists who still appreciate having a hard copy of the bill," Weiss said. She explained that the print shop now provides electronic versions and that demand for paid printed copies has fallen sharply; she added that the print shop is part of the House Bill 1 budget and that the $400 in sales does not reflect the larger print shop operating costs already covered in that budget.
Weiss and print shop supervisor Don Field said the division would continue to provide printed copies on request; the bill would simply remove the sale requirement and the associated cashiering workload. Representative Perry asked about the actual printing cost; Weiss deferred detailed cost questions to the print shop, noting that floor copies and fiscal notes are covered by the House Bill 1 budget and that the printed-copy requests to the public are a small additional workload.
No committee vote on HB110 was recorded at the Oct. 12 hearing; the sponsor closed the hearing after informational testimony and questions.
