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Committee lays over House File 1 after extended debate over moving an OIG to the legislative branch
Summary
House File 1, which would create or rehouse an inspector general function in the legislative branch, was laid over after extended committee debate over separation of powers, collective bargaining, data-practice protections and enforcement authority.
The State Government Finance and Policy Committee on March 6 laid over House File 1 after prolonged discussion and testimony about whether an inspector general (OIG) function should be housed in the legislative branch and about the bill's scope, data practices, and enforcement mechanisms.
Representative Anderson, the bill's author, said the proposal has been revised through negotiations with Senate counterparts and staff, and that many provisions have been clarified since earlier drafts. She described the bill as bipartisan and said deputies who would staff the office are expected to remain unclassified while other staff would remain in the classified service.
"This is a bipartisan bill, this needs to be bipartisan and where the goal is to…
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