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House Concurrent Resolution 14 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14
(By Delegates DeLong, Brown, Webster and Morgan)
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance
authorize a study of the feasibility of requiring legislative
rules to be filed electronically.
W
HEREAS
, An average of one hundred ten legislative rules have
been filed annually with the Secretary of State's Office during the
previous five years, requiring tens of thousands of paper copies to
be generated; and
W
HEREAS
, Some states, including Colorado, Florida, Maryland,
Ohio, Nebraska and Virginia, require rules to be filed
electronically; and
W
HEREAS
, Electronic filing of legislative rules will help
ensure accuracy in the filing of the correct versions of rules; and
W
HEREAS
, Electronic filing of legislative rules will enable
Legislators to view rules online at every stage of the rule-making
process; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the feasibility of requiring legislative rules
to be filed electronically; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the Regular Session of the Legislature, 2009, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislative expenses necessary to
conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary
legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance.
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