Committee backs public-safety data portal changes to make reports public

Representative Wilcox presented second substitute House Bill 220, a public‑safety data amendments bill described as the annual update from the public safety data task force. The bill removes certain reports that previously went only to the legislature and replaces them with automatic feeds into the public portal so both the legislature and the public can access the information.

"This is our annual update bill," Representative Wilcox said, explaining the change shifts reporting from paper or interim reports to automated portal feeds. He said the move was intended to increase public access while reducing the interim reporting workload for agencies and legislators.

There were no public opponents in the hearing record. Senator Vickers moved that the committee favorably recommend the second substitute of HB220; the committee voted to forward the bill (recorded as 6-0). The sponsor waived a closing statement.

What happens next: HB220 was recommended favorably out of the committee and will move to the full Senate for further consideration.