HB 24-1022 Summary

• Creates a public online forum on the General Assembly website where members can publish bill titles and drafts they are considering introducing in the next legislative session, searchable by category, sponsor name, and draft bill number.

• Allows each member to submit up to three different versions of each bill title or draft, with versions publishable or removable only on three specified dates: 90 days, 60 days, or 30 days prior to the first day of the next regular legislative session.

• Requires all published bill titles and drafts to include a disclaimer stating the bill may or may not be introduced and that the final decision to introduce rests exclusively with the legislative prime sponsor.

• Mandates all bill titles and drafts be removed from the website at midnight on the first day of the regular legislative session.

• Appropriates $61,440 to the legislative department for fiscal year 2024-25 to implement the bill through the Legislative Council.