HB 1444 -- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES

SPONSOR:  Moore

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Corrections and State Institutions by a vote of 11 to 0.

Under current law, legislative committees are required to seek
authority to visit any state institution by the passage of a
resolution.  This bill removes that requirement.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2005, FY 2006, and
FY 2007.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that this statute became effective in
the 1930s and is obsolete.  Currently, there are statutes which
require legislative committees to periodically visit state
facilities, and this law contradicts those statutes.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Moore.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Bob Dominique, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am