HB 4107

Abstract

Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to study use of impact statements in legislative deliberations and to report findings to Legislative Policy and Research Committee on or before February 1, 2023.] develop pilot racial and ethnic impact statement template containing specified items. Requires director, following conferral with Senate and House Interim Committees on Rules, to select six measures enacted during 2021 regular session, apply pilot template to all six measures and report findings, process and experience on preliminary basis to House Interim Committee on Rules. Permits director, following feedback provided by House Interim Committee on Rules, to modify template and then provide final impact statements and process report to Senate and House Interim Committees on Rules and to policy committees that had heard test measures during 2021 regular session. Requires director, following presentations to interim committees, to propose policy to Legislative Policy and Research Committee that describes content, objectives and form of racial and ethnic impact statements. Requires committee to deliberate on, modify where appropriate, and adopt policy. Requires director, for odd-numbered year regular sessions occurring in 2023 or later years, to prepare racial and ethnic impact statements on limited number of legislative measures within specified policy areas. Requires statements to be prepared in conformance with policy adopted by Legislative Policy and Research Committee. Requires director, following completion of 2023 regular session, to report to House Interim Committee on Rules on racial and ethnic impact statement process. Authorizes committee to consider applying impact statement process to additional policy areas, even-numbered year regular sessions, special sessions and meetings of Emergency Board. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Declares emergency, effective on passage.