Senators gave first-round approval March 6 to a bill that would require electronic submission of all reports submitted to the Legislature, including reports to standing committees and the fiscal office.<\/p>\n
Omaha Sen. Beau McCoy, sponsor of LB782, said the bill would reduce printing costs and paper consumption as well as make it easier for senators to share reports with constituents.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just seems to me to be a common-sense piece of legislation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt really just modernizes how we do things around here.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee amendment delays the operative date until January 1, 2015, in sections of the bill dealing with reports filed by lobbyists and principals.<\/p>\n
The amendment also would allow the clerk of the Legislature to establish requirements for the electronic submission, distribution and format of required reports. Under the amendment, the clerk could accept a report in written form only upon a showing of good cause.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers adopted the amendment and advanced the bill to select file on votes of 26-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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