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2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1577

Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members. Directs committee to appoint Director of Legislative Accountability Office and majority and minority counsels. Authorizes director to employ all other staff of Legislative Accountability Office. Charges office with conducting performance and management audits of state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating allegations of illegal or improper activities by state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating and reporting on effectiveness of state government programs and policies in meeting objectives and with performing policy analysis for Legislative Assembly. Directs office to report findings and recommendations to committee. Statutory powers and duties of office become operative January 1, 2017. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

11 co-sponsors

Herman Baertschiger Jr., Brian Boquist, Ted Ferrioli, Fred Girod, Bill Hansell, Tim Knopp, Jeff Kruse, Chuck Thomsen, Doug Whitsett, Alan Olsen, Kim Thatcher

Its course

January 27 to March 3, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days

RulesFeb 1 to Mar 3 · stopped31 days

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 1Introduced
  3. Sent to Rules
  4. Feb 18Heard in Rules
  5. Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.Senate
  2. Feb 1Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  3. Feb 1Referred to Rules, then Ways and Means.Senate
  4. Feb 11Public Hearing Cancelled.Senate
  5. Feb 18Public Hearing held.Senate
  6. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.Senate