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At the time there was one more Senate bill to get referred late last night I believe so we have one more Senate bill two here I'll present the bill and representative site if you wouldn't mind a vice chair state come round up the Committee. Thank you. Representative these if you're. Ready for go ahead and present your bill. Thank you Germans late members this bill is senator Johnson's bill again rent at a time since will meet once a week and and regarding that one more time a previous. Senate bill six ninety nine does three things it removes the no access to technology requirement for paper filing of campaign report so that's no longer needed an excuse if you want to fill out paper forms the second thing it does is secretary of state must develop electronic reporting forms which can be filled out on a personal computer this would be like a PDF file or a read only excel file so that you could build out on the computer screen and send that reported to the secretary of state's office. number three there's uncodified section that directs the secretary of state develop criteria for an updated and simplified online system by January of twenty twenty two and to develop a timeline to accomplish the this he's worked with Kirk Norman's secretary of state's office and presented this as a short medium term fix the problems which they acknowledge they have in their office the most you're aware that the filing system we have now is just terrible and this would be an attempt to try to make that system a little bit easier for all of us running for office and then for future candidates running for office so with that I'd be happy to answer any questions. Members are there any questions represent Wardlaw you're recognized. So thank you Mr. So this eliminates paper at at all of it are not me through that part did you you said it done three things in the first thing you start talking about the removed the no access to technology requirement for filling out campaign reports I think previously you had that in order for you to be allowed to fill out a paper form you had to have the excuse that you had no technology nos two I hate that for you but probably with some things come with broadband you won't be one of those so you don't have to use that excuse anymore but rather thought of paper form okay. But you still can't fill up absolutely. Okay. I represent a lot of paper what. Members are there any other questions. Represent G. Eubanks you're recognized. Thank you. Good morning. Of. It's some people budget maybe to help me or we had a he had a bill that have submitted additional appropriations for some extra help in the sectors off to help us file our filing and we voted that down is just a companion bill. To that I'm not that we kill that appropriation in joint budget yeah I don't know the answer there is no funding course in this bill is not known because the section that talks about where you have to change the system which I think we all agree is terrible yeah is in uncodified section okay thank you. Representive Eubanks you're recognized. Okay any other questions. Represent Wardlaw you're recognized under that do not thank you Mr under that do not codify section it says the system must be online by January one twenty twenty two so there's not enough funding with that. Yes we have a major sector states here at this early hour of the morning. I just wonder how they're going to pull that off but. You feel good about it I feel good about it. This is Senate bill I understand. At don't have I don't have the answer to that I think that kind of goes hand in hand with what representative Jean was asking again the uncodified section points to a date of January first of twenty twenty two. You're satisfied men represent Wardlaw okay. Your. Members are there any other questions. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak for the bill. Against the bill. Would you like to close for your bill representatives. I'm I'm closed okay for the wishes of the committee. I have a motion. Would like to. Do pass which will of committee. All in favor say aye. Any opposed. Is habit. Now would. Well let him get to me you. Committee ginger. Lowell and allegedly this is the last meeting of the committee