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• Introduced by Rep. Jacob Hoogendyk, Jr. (R) on August 23, 2007, to require the state to post on an internet website a free searchable database containing the details of every expenditure by each state department and agency, including the name of the entity receiving the funds, the amount, the type of transaction, the budget source of the funds, and a description of the purpose expenditure. The bill defines "expenditure of state funds" as the expenditure of all appropriated or nonappropriated funds including purchases, contracts and subcontracts, and grants. Essentially, the bill requires the state make public its “check register” in an accessible form.
  • Referred to the House Oversight And Investigations Committee on August 23, 2007.
  • Motion by Rep. Jacob Hoogendyk, Jr. (R) on April 9, 2008, that the Committee on Oversight and Investigations be discharged from further consideration of the bill. The motion passed 98 to 7 in the House on April 9, 2008.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on April 9, 2008.