Introduced
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To require that any memorandum of understanding, agreement, compact, or similar binding agreement between this state and the federal government or another state must be reviewed by the Attorney General before it is executed by a department, agency or official. The Attorney General would have 90 days to declare that the agreement does not conform to state constitutional or statutory authority or limitation. The AG would have to maintain a website with information on each agreement, and list the ones it disapproved and the reasons.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that that does not require the Attorney General pre-approve each agreement.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To also post each agreement on the relevent agency's own web site.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To require that before entering any memorandum of understanding, agreement, compact, or similar binding agreement between this state and the federal government or another state, a state agency must assert that the agreement does not violate the state constitution, and does not exceed the authority granted to the agency by the legislature. Information on each agreement would also be posted on a state web site.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
To require that before entering any memorandum of understanding, agreement, compact, or similar binding agreement between this state and the federal government or another state, a state agency must assert that the agreement does not violate the state constitution, and does not exceed the authority granted to the agency by the legislature. Information on each agreement would also be posted on a state web site.
Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
