2005 House Bill 5132 (Streamline public document deposition requirements)

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• Introduced by Rep. Rick Baxter on September 7, 2005, to no longer require certain public documents to be provided to state libraries if they are already available on the internet.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on September 7, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on May 16, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 13, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that not eliminate the paper copy requirement, but reduces from 75 to 15 the number of copies of certain documents that must be provided, and extend similar requirements to state colleges and universities. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 13, 2006.
• Passed in the House (105 to 0) on June 14, 2006, to revise the requirement that certain public documents must be provided to state libraries. The bill would reduce from 75 to 15 the minimum number of copies of provided to the library of each document issued by state officials, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies. However, no paper copies would be needed if the printed copies are not produced, the document is in a nonproprietary format and the document is freely available on the state's website. Also, to require pubic colleges and universities to provide two paper copies of publications from the college or university press. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 15, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on June 15, 2006.

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Introduced by Rep. Rick Baxter on September 7, 2005. Passed in the House (105 to 0) on June 14, 2006. New Comment