2008 Senate Bill 1441

Place state’s “check register” on-line

Introduced in the Senate

July 17, 2008

Introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-30)

To require the state to post on an internet website by Jan. 1, 2008 (sic) 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 Committee on Appropriations