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Appropriations committee approves amendment shifting $18,000 printing funds to Legislative Counsel
Summary
The Appropriations — Education & Environment Division approved an amendment to Section 460311 that removes a reference to the Secretary of State and moves printing funding (about $18,000) to the Legislative Council; Representative Martinson moved the amendment and Representative Swantak seconded before the roll-call passed it.
The Appropriations — Education & Environment Division voted on Feb. 11 to adopt an amendment that replaces language assigning responsibility for published state laws from the Secretary of State to Legislative Counsel and shifts associated printing funding to the Legislative Council.
Representative Lauser explained the change as a policy revision to Section 460311, saying it removes the reference to the Secretary of State and replaces it with Legislative Counsel; she told the committee the Secretary of State’s office and Legislative Counsel were aware of and agreeable to the change. The committee discussed that the move effectively redirects the incremental printing increase (approximately $18,000) to the Legislative Council budget.
Representative Martinson moved the amendment and Representative Swantak seconded. The chair called the roll; members present answered in the affirmative and the motion passed. The chair asked legislative counsel to prepare a statement of purpose on the amendment for consideration next week.
Context and next steps: Committee staff said they will circulate the amendment language and a statement of purpose for review. Members continued other budget reviews (attorney general, elections-related HAVA authority and SIFRA items) and scheduled follow-up work on larger budgets, including water resources and DPI.
