Committee votes to repeal dozens of obsolete statutory reporting requirements

The Senate Committee on Retirement and Insurance voted unanimously to advance House Bill 3057, a measure aimed at repealing a large number of statutorily listed reports that the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) identified as obsolete.

Sponsor Senator Rader said a July 2025 LOFT evaluation found about 50 reports listed in statute that are obsolete; the bill would remove those reporting duties to "streamline statutes and make the individual reporting requirements simpler and clearer for the agencies," Rader said. He told members the change could reduce agency staff time spent determining whether a report remains required.

Senator Kurt asked whether removing a report could also eliminate an associated function; Rader acknowledged some functions — for example, a final report for an organized retail crime task force that was due in December 2024 — would not be required if the reporting obligation were repealed.

The committee recorded seven ayes and zero nays and declared House Bill 3057 passed by the committee.