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Committee reports bill to move Controlled Substances Advisory Commission to DCCED with fiscal note
Summary
Senate Bill 233, which would transfer the Controlled Substances Advisory Commission from the Department of Law to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, was reported from committee with an attached fiscal note after DCCED staff explained travel assumptions.
Senator Matt Klayman told the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee that Senate Bill 233 would place the Controlled Substances Advisory Commission (CSAC) under the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED), saying the Department of Law has been unable to prioritize the committee. "This committee offers an important public safety service and should be assigned to a department that is better equipped to effectively staff it," Klayman said.
Committee members raised questions about whether funding for CSAC previously existed in the administering department. Director Hannah Lager (DCCED) said DCCED included travel in its fiscal note based on an assumption of one in-person meeting per member per year and that the department currently lacks travel funding that could be repurposed; support would come from the commissioner's office.
Deputy Attorney General Angie Kemp told the committee the most recent meeting she was aware of had been held virtually in December and that the criminal division had not prioritized the committee, contributing to irregular meetings.
Public testimony was opened and none was offered. A committee member moved to report SB 233 from committee with individual recommendations and an attached fiscal note; the motion passed with no objection and the bill was reported from committee.
