Committee reviews draft to repeal and reshape dozens of legislative reporting requirements

The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on Feb. 14 reviewed draft request number 251019 (draft 1.1), a bill that would repeal a wide range of standing legislative reporting requirements, extend a subset of reports’ review timelines to 2030 and make several reports permanently required.

Tucker Anderson of the Legislative Council presented the draft and told members, “You should have in front of you draft request number 251019, draft 1.1, which is the draft of the committee's reports repeal bill.” Anderson laid out three sections in the draft: items proposed for repeal; items extended four years to a 2030 reviews cycle; and items deemed imperative that would be permanently required.

Why it matters: committee staff and members said the package is meant to reduce redundant or outdated reports and to focus legislative oversight on higher-priority reporting while preserving agencies’ continued collection of underlying data. Anderson emphasized that repealing a legislative reporting requirement does not stop agencies from…