HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 2375

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

As Reported by House Committee On:

State Government & Tribal Affairs

Title: An act relating to conforming amendments made necessary by reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.

Brief Description: Making conforming amendments made necessary by reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.

Sponsors: Representatives Appleton and Hunt.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

State Government & Tribal Affairs: 1/19/12, 1/26/12 [DPS].

Brief Summary of Substitute Bill

  • Makes technical amendments to statutes relating to the creation of the Department of Enterprise Services, the Consolidated Technology Services Agency, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer enacted in 2011.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS

Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 10 members: Representatives Hunt, Chair; Appleton, Vice Chair; Taylor, Ranking Minority Member; Overstreet, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Alexander, Condotta, Darneille, Dunshee, Hurst and Miloscia.

Staff: Marsha Reilly (786-7135).

Background:

In 2011 a bill was enacted that created the Department of Enterprise Services as an executive branch agency vested with some or all of the powers and duties of the Department of General Administration, the Public Printer, the Department of Personnel, the Office of Financial Management, and the Department of Information Services. It also created the Consolidated Technology Services Agency with some or all of the powers and duties of the Department of Information Services.

The bill included a provision directing the Code Reviser to prepare legislation for the 2012 regular session that changes all statutory references to the director or department of any agency transferred or consolidated under this act, and changes statutory references to sections recodified by this act but not amended in the act.

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Summary of Substitute Bill:

Conforming amendments are made to correct statutory references to the affected departments and statutory cross references as a result of the 2011 legislation.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:

The following additional corrections were made:

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Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony:

(In support) This bill simply makes corrections to statute due to the government reorganization bill from last session.

(In support with concerns) This is a technical amendment bill that cleans up statutory references. There are a couple of places where the technical corrections are not correct.

(Opposed) None.

Persons Testifying: (In support) Representative Appleton, prime sponsor.

(In support with concerns) Jill Satron, Office of the State Chief Information Officer.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.