The House Committee on Government Organisation advanced several bills to the floor.
Senate Bill 167 would allow municipalities to fill out an application to the State Auditor for “good cause,” which would allow municipalities to conduct late meetings and file late reports. This bill was reported to the floor.
Senate Bill 233 would make the Commissioner of Labour unable to require that someone who is seeking a Class 1 license to administer polygraphs have a bachelor’s degree. In addition, this bill would make it so the Commissioner of Labour could not require someone seeking a Class 2 license to administer polygraphs to have an associate’s degree. This bill was reported to the floor.
Senate Bill 586 would change the requirements for public water systems. This bill would make it so the Secretary of the Department of Health can not make rules that require public water systems or businesses to have low-hazard backflow preventers inspected more than once every three years. A backflow preventer is a device used to prevent contaminated water from flowing backwards into the public water supply. This bill was not advanced to the floor after being voted down, originally, but was then reconsidered and advanced to the floor.Â
A motion to reconsider the bill was proposed by Delegate Adam Burkhammer (R – Lewis, 64). Burkhammer said he made the motion to support small businesses by reducing the costs for evaluating backflow preventers.
Senate Bill 603 would require that one citizen member of the state’s property valuation training and procedures commission have knowledge in agriculture. This bill was reported to the floor.
Senate Bill 703 would establish the Social Work Licensure Compact. This bill would allow for reciprocity between states for social workers to improve public access to social work services. The Compact will be regulated by the State to protect public health and safety through the current licensing system. This bill was reported to the floor.
Senate Bill 755 would remove state agencies’ requirement to submit annual reports for small, women and minority-owned businesses to the Department of Administration. This bill was reported to the floor.
Senate Bill 756 would allow the purchasing director to give authority to state spending units to use best value procurement to spend money without needing the director’s approval. This bill was rejected.
Senate Bill 878 would create the Office of Entrepreneurship within the Office of the Secretary of State. This bill was reported to the committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 970 would exempt volunteer fire departments from raffle regulations. This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
Senate Bill 1011 would allow volunteer fire departments to submit their audits electronically. This bill was advanced to markup and discussion.
