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Committee approves bill to create centralized public grants database
Summary
House Bill 635 would require creation of a centralized, searchable database of public grant information; the committee advanced the bill unanimously to the House floor, with the sponsor saying it would improve access to and visibility of grant opportunities for the public and organizations.
Representative Ashley Tackett Lafferty introduced House Bill 635 to create a centralized, searchable database of public grant information intended to make it easier to find available grant opportunities.
Tackett Lafferty said the bill "simply creates a plan to construct a centralized searchable database of public grant information and provides an easy access to review available grant opportunities." She told members the database is meant to improve public access to grant opportunities and reduce duplication of effort across agencies.
Committee members moved the bill without extended discussion. The committee reported the bill favorably by unanimous voice vote (recorded as 19 yes, 0 no).
The bill advances to the House floor; the committee did not discuss implementation details such as hosting agency, deadlines for establishment or anticipated cost in committee testimony.
