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Management Council declines to sponsor bill requiring daily publication of "diverted" legislator emails after amendment passed
Summary
The Management Council debated an LSO draft to document emails not delivered to legislators' inboxes; members adopted textual changes but rejected exempting or publishing the daily list and ultimately voted 5-5 against sponsoring the bill for session.
The Management Council debated an LSO draft bill that would require the Legislative Service Office to create a daily record of emails received and note which addresses were not delivered to a legislator's inbox by the legislature's email system. Representative Baer offered detailed textual amendments replacing terms such as "quarantine" with language reflecting system-driven diversion; the council approved that amendment by voice vote.
Proponents said a daily operational record could help constituents confirm whether messages were received and…
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