SENATE BILL REPORT

                                    SB 6147

                            AS OF JANUARY 27, 1992

Brief Description:  Changing nonvoting legislative appointments to voting on various boards and commissions.

SPONSORS: Senator Moore

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Staff:  Rod McAulay (786‑7754)

Hearing Dates: January 28, 1992

BACKGROUND:

Various state commissions, advisory committees and boards include among the designated members a specified number of legislators as nonvoting members.  These entities include the State Gambling Commission, the Advisory Committee on Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, the Air Transportation Commission, the Horse Racing Commission, and the Correctional Industries Board of Directors.  It is asserted that the legislative members bring to these commissions, committees and boards valuable expertise and institutional memory and should be permitted to be voting members.

SUMMARY:

The legislative members of the State Gambling Commission, Advisory Committee on Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, Air Transportation Commission, Horse Racing Commission, and Correctional Industries Board of Directors shall be voting members.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested