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Panel lays over bill clarifying notice to Revisor about federal approvals
Summary
Senate File 684 would codify an existing Department of Human Services process to notify the Revisor of Statutes about enacted provisions contingent on federal approval and report when federal approval is obtained. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in other legislation.
Senate File 684, a technical bill to codify DHS notice and reporting to the Revisor of Statutes when an enacted provision’s effective date is contingent on federal approval, was presented to the Health and Human Services Committee and laid over for possible inclusion in other legislation.
Sponsor Senator Hoffman said the measure does not create a new process but would make transparent the existing practice of notifying which provisions await federal approval and reporting when approval arrives. The bill would require DHS to list enacted provisions that received federal approval, the date of approval, and to affirm when no provisions received approval during a reporting period.
Why it matters: The bill is administrative and aims to improve transparency and legislative tracking of federal approvals that affect implementation timelines. Committee members agreed the change codifies current practice and laid the bill over to allow for floor scheduling or inclusion in other bills.
Committee action: The committee laid SF684 over for possible inclusion later in the session; no committee vote on passage was taken.
