HCS SB 72 -- ELECTRONIC STORAGE OF RECORDS

SPONSOR:  Loudon (Smith)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Civil and
Administrative Law by a vote of 12 to 0.

This substitute expands the method for electronic storage of
business and public records to include computer-generated
electronic or digital retrieval systems.  The substitute also
directs any fees collected by the archives division of the
office of the Secretary of State for their services to be
credited to the State Document Preservation Fund.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Income to Document Services Fund of
$3,333 in FY 2002, $4,000 in FY 2003, and $4,000 in FY 2004.
Estimated Net Cost to General Revenue Fund of $3,333 in FY 2002,
$4,000 in FY 2003, and $4,000 in FY 2004.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that many public entities already
electronically archive their records.  The bill will allow them
to discontinue paper records when they are no longer needed.
Many records will remain on paper, but some records no longer
need to be on paper.  The electronic and digital records will
still be permanent and meet standards of accuracy and integrity,
but will be much more efficient.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Loudon; Office of the
Secretary of State; and Missouri Municipal League.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Richard Smreker, Senior Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:47 am