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LSO centralization bill introduced to collect agency reports and remove obsolete mandates
Summary
Representative Scott introduced RS 32‑332 to require agencies to provide copies of statutorily required reports to the Legislative Services Office and to clear obsolete reporting language; the committee voted to introduce the measure.
Representative Scott told the House State Affairs Committee that the Legislative Services Office organized a review of statutory reporting requirements and found hundreds of reporting references across state law, many of them obsolete or unclear.
"They identified 370 locations in law where agencies were required to report, over 105 agencies," Representative Scott said, summarizing the LSO team's survey work. The survey found roughly 20% of required reports identified in law were no longer relevant; 25% of required reporting was already presented in person to committees, 48% was emailed or sent by postal mail, and the remaining 28% used other methods.
RS 32‑332, as explained by Scott, would require agencies to submit an electronic copy of any report required by statute to the Legislative Services Office (LSO). The bill also directs LSO to organize and maintain those submissions and sets a default deadline of Dec. 15 for reports if no date is specified in law. Scott said the sponsor removed a broader set of obsolete references from earlier drafts and narrowed the bill to these centralized submission and housekeeping provisions.
Scott gave examples of specific statutory reporting provisions the team proposed removing as obsolete: a one‑time managed care impact report (cited in committee as "Code 56,263"), an older Medicaid eligibility expansion review, and an occupational licensing report tied to earlier reform efforts (committee cited a code number during discussion). Scott said he reviewed proposed code removals with the Department of Health and Welfare director before proposing deletion.
Committee members voted to introduce RS 32‑332. No recorded opposition occurred during the committee introduction.
Why it matters: Centralizing report submissions could reduce duplicate paper binders and make statutory reports easier for legislators and staff to find. The proposal also purges specific outdated statutory reporting mandates identified by the LSO review; the measure will be scheduled for a formal hearing where agencies and committees can testify on any operational impacts.
