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House approves substitute HB 68 to create Information Technology Commission to coordinate statewide IT planning
Summary
Representative Brown introduced a substitute to create a 19‑member Information Technology Commission to coordinate government IT planning and require reporting of agency IT expenditures; a technical amendment raised quorum numbers and the House approved the substitute 57‑0 and sent it to the Senate.
Representative Brown introduced Substitute House Bill 68, which would establish an Information Technology Commission to coordinate and recommend how state government develops and consolidates information technology systems. Brown said a multi‑year task force recommended a permanent management body to preserve continuity and fiscal oversight that temporary task forces lacked.
The substitute creates a 19‑member commission representing the legislative, executive and judicial branches, local governments and the general public. Brown said the commission would not have direct budget authority but would require entities with IT appropriations to report to it so the commission could recommend more efficient coordination and consolidation of efforts.
The sponsor proposed a technical amendment to change a quorum count (deleting '9' and inserting '10') to reflect the revised membership; the House approved the amendment and then the substitute bill. After debate and a voice vote, the House recorded passage of Substitute HB 68 with 57 affirmative and 0 negative votes and referred the bill to the Senate for further consideration.
The substitute aims to centralize legislative oversight of IT planning and increase consistency across government technology projects without directly reallocating budget authority.
