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House clears bill to cut certain annual report requirements, citing roughly $58,000 printing savings
Summary
Representatives voted unanimously to pass first-substitute House Bill 181 to delete several statutory annual-report requirements and encourage electronic availability; sponsor cited about $58,000 in printing savings and recommended agencies post reports electronically.
The Utah House passed first-substitute House Bill 181, a committee bill intended to reduce required statutory annual reports, by a roll-call of 71–0 and forwarded it to the Senate.
Representative Olsen, who moved the measure, described the bill as a simple committee effort to eliminate a number of statutory reporting mandates that cost the state money to print and distribute. He said the fiscal note was "something like $58,000" for printing alone and that agencies could be encouraged to make reports available electronically for those who want to access them.
Supporters said the change would save taxpayer dollars and free agencies from preparing reports that have low public demand. Opponents on the floor raised concerns that some educational or archival uses — for example, use of reports by junior-high classes for research — might be affected; supporters replied that electronic availability could serve those needs.
The House adopted the substitute and voted to forward the bill to the Senate for consideration.
