Committee passes repeal of obsolete federal reporting requirement (Senate Bill 380)

The House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 380, a measure that repeals a reporting requirement committee members said is no longer mandated by federal law.

Representative Kavanaugh, who introduced the bill, told the committee, "This is just a simple bill that's repealing a, report that has been required that is no longer needed or required because it's just doesn't exist anymore, and it's just a simple repeal." The bill received brief questioning from Representative Gonzales Worthen about the original purpose of the report and whether other reporting remains in place.

Kavanaugh responded that the report "was required by federal law, and it's no longer required by federal law. So we're just away with the report that was no longer needed because they were having to do it because of a federal law." He added that agencies already provide several reports and that committee members may request additional reports at any time.

There were no public commenters signed up for the item. After brief discussion the committee considered a motion to give the bill a do-pass recommendation; the chair called for those in favor to say "aye," and the committee declared the motion passed. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.

The repeal removes a reporting obligation tied to a federal reporting requirement that committee members said no longer exists; the bill text and any implementing guidance were not discussed in detail during the hearing.