Final
Deadline for Interim Committees
COMMITTEE ON
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved that the Executive Committee adopt the polic
Pass Without Objection
09:23 AM -- Consideration of Deadline Requests for Interim Committees
Dan Cartin, Deputy Director, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), presented a memorandum outlining a proposed policy for interim bill requests (Attachment C). He noted that these guidelines are similar to those adopted by the Executive Committee for the 2001 through 2004 interims. Mr. Cartin walked through the guidelines, which include the following:
1) No later than August 1, or the first interim committee meeting, whichever is later, the chair shall set a date by which all bill requests must be submitted to the Office of Legislative Legal Services and the meeting date at which the bill drafts will be considered and/or approved by the committee;
2) The committee shall ensure that no fewer than 21 days separate the deadline date for making bill requests and providing drafting information and the date for committee consideration and approval of the bills;
3) The chair shall establish specific guidelines for making bill requests, and to the extent possible, ensure that any bill request is made during a committee meeting and with the support of a majority of committee members prior to the bill being drafted; and
4) Interim committees are encourages to consider bill drafts at one meeting and approve final proposed legislation at a subsequent meeting in order to allow committee members to see bill drafts in final form. The chair shall ensure that the meeting date which bill drafts will be considered and/or approved is no fewer than 14 days prior to the November 15, 2005, Legislative Council meeting.
Mr. Cartin noted that the purpose of the policy is to allow sufficient time for high quality bill drafting and to ensure that interim committee members have sufficient time to debate and consider potential legislation. He said that the guidelines allow committee members to see bill drafts and gain a full understanding of the recommendations.
09:27 AM
Senator Fitz-Gerald asked for clarification on final approval of bill drafts and said that she wants to ensure that final bill drafts are considered at one meeting. Mr. Cartin said that the current wording does encourage consideration of bill drafts at one meeting.
BILL:
Deadline for Interim Committees
TIME:
09:29:00 AM
MOVED:
Gordon
MOTION:
Moved that the Executive Committee adopt the policy interim committee timetable for requesting draft legislation established in the Office of Legislative Legal Services memorandum dated June 16, 2005. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Anderson
Gordon
Madden
Stengel
Romanoff
Fitz-Gerald
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection