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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5503: State government

Reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.

Summary

  • Creates the Department of Enterprise Services (DES).
  • Abolishes the Department of General Administration and transfers its duties to DES.
  • Abolishes the Department of Personnel and transfers its functions to the Office of Financial Management (OFM) and DES.
  • Abolishes the State Printer and transfers is functions to DES.
  • Transfers the risk management and personal services contracts functions from OFM to DES.
  • Transfers certain functions within the Department of Information Services to DES.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5503), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Craig Pridemore (D-49)
Introduced
January 27, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 1720
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Craig Pridemore (D-49)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5503 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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