HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 577

BYRepresentatives Hankins, H. Sommers, Miller, Barnes, Gallagher, Brooks, S. Wilson, Madsen, Jesernig, May, Grant, Walk, Patrick, Vekich, Taylor, Sprenkle and Winsley

Requiring certain state publications to be distributed through the state publications distribution center.

House Committe on State Government

Majority Report:     Do pass.  (7)

     Signed by Representatives H. Sommers, Chair; Peery, Vice Chair; Baugher, Hankins, O'Brien, Sayan and Walk.

House Staff:Pam Madson (786-7135)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 12, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Many state agencies are required by statute to send certain of their publications directly to all state legislators.  Such reporting requirements have resulted in a considerable volume of agency publications in legislators' mail.

Legislation (HB 25) was introduced earlier this session to reduce the volume of agency publications by modifying or eliminating over one hundred statutory reporting requirements.

SUMMARY:

The volume of state agency publications received by state legislators is reduced through their distribution.

The State Publications Center in the State Library is designated the sole distributor of those state publications that all state legislators must, by law, have made available to them.  The State Library shall regularly send each legislator a listing of available publications.  State agencies may distribute publications directly to a legislator at his or her request.

The bill does not apply to internally distributed legislative publications.

Fiscal Note:    Attached.

Effective Date:The bill takes effect on January 1, 1988.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:     None Presented.

House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:     None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.