General Assembly - Digest of Bills

Digest of Bills - 2001

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
S.B. 01-226 Executive committee of legislative council. Requires a temporary executive committee of the legislative council (committee) to assume most of the duties of the outgoing committee for each period commencing after a general election and ending following the convening of the next general assembly when a new committee is formed. Specifies that the membership of the temporary committee shall be the legislators selected by their respective party caucuses as the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the house of representatives for the next general assembly.

Specifies that the outgoing committee retains all powers and duties relating to any special session of the general assembly called prior to and all legislative management functions pertaining to manners arising prior to the convening of the next general assembly. Gives each member of the temporary committee the same powers and duties with respect to the committee's business as all other members of the committee, whether the member is member of the then current general assembly, a member-elect of the next general assembly, or both.

APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2001
EFFECTIVE August 8, 2001
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.

H.B. 01-1009 State auditor - records management audits. Directs the state auditor or the auditor's designee to conduct records management audits on a periodic basis in every state agency, including educational institutions and the judicial and legislative branches. Directs the executive director of the department of personnel or the director's designee to provide the state auditor with guidelines for records management audits.

APPROVED by Governor March 20, 2001
EFFECTIVE August 8, 2001
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.

H.B. 01-1340 Capital development committee - joint budget committee - joint review of projects. Conforms current law to prior legislation that eliminated the duty of the capital development committee and joint budget committee to act as a joint committee for purposes of reviewing facilities program plans of the department of corrections and the department of human services. Clarifies that the capital development committee review and make recommendations regarding such plans to the joint budget committee.

APPROVED by Governor April 9, 2001
EFFECTIVE August 8, 2001
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.

H.B. 01-1388 Interim activities - compensation - attendance at committee meetings. Authorizes appointees to committees, whether members of the current general assembly or members-elect of the next general assembly, to be compensated for attending meetings of committees of reference or the joint budget committee during the interim. Specifies that when a member is appointed to serve on a committee during the next regular session of the general assembly, the member will only be entitled to compensation as a member of committees upon which he or she has been appointed to serve during the next regular session.

APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2001
EFFECTIVE August 15, 2001
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.