Committee reviews draft to create two-year pilot Government Accountability Committee

Feb 13, 2026

Legislative Council presented draft 2.2 of House Bill 67 to create a pilot Government Accountability Committee (GACC) with five voting members and three nonvoting advisors, reporting to the House and Senate Government Operations committees; the pilot has no subpoena power, a $2,000 appropriation for per diems, and sunsets on 06/30/2029.

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Legislative Council counsel Tim Devlin told the committee the strike-all amendment to House Bill 67 would establish a pilot Government Accountability Committee to examine how evidence is used in policymaking and how state laws are implemented.

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