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Senate Federal and State Affairs committee to operate paperless, sets testimony and amendment rules
Summary
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee announced a paperless workflow, deadlines for submitting testimony, time-blocked testimony for proponents and opponents, and rules on amendments and germaneness at its opening meeting; the committee also instructed witnesses to use the legislature's S-drive and kslegislature.org to submit testimony.
Chair, Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, opened the session by saying the committee would be paperless and outlined how witnesses should submit materials.
The committee will print agendas and bill drafts where needed, but most testimony will be uploaded to the legislature's S drive and the Kansas Legislature website (kslegislature.org), the chair said. Angela Gantz, committee assistant, will receive testimony and contact information for scheduling and notices.
The rules are intended to streamline hearings and public access. "We are a paperless…
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