Joint Technology Committee

Thursday, March 26, 2026·19m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Joint Technology Committee voted 3–2 to direct drafting of a bill concerning the Office of Information Technology, following an OIT audit heard the previous day. The vote exposed disagreement over how broadly the bill should reach, with some members pushing for subpoena enforcement mechanisms modeled on California law while the chair favored a narrower approach.

Key Actions

·Committee Bill – Office of Information TechnologyPassed

Controversies

Breadth of the proposed OIT bill — narrow fixes vs. enforcement mechanisms

Rep. Titone argued the bill needed subpoena enforcement tools drawn from a California model, including penalties such as dismissal, loss of pay, or a lifetime ban on state employment, stating 'we have two statutes that say we can get information and we're not getting it.' Madam Chair responded that she would 'rather keep this more narrow and wait to get to the place where they're not going to provide the information,' preferring to limit the bill to five specific compliance items that do not expand legislative authority.

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Notable Quotes

“We have two statutes that say we can get information and we're not getting it. We're getting non answers, the audit, the independent auditor's not getting the information and we cannot hold them directly accountable.”
Rep. Titone — Rep. Titone argued that existing statutory authority requiring OIT to provide information to the committee was not being complied with, making the case for stronger enforcement tools in the proposed bill.

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Votes

Motion to draft a bill concerning the Office of Information TechnologyPassed

Yes (3)Rep. Paschal, Vice Chair Titone, Madam Chair

No (2)Senator Baisley, Rep. Keltie

Absent (1)Senator Rodriguez (excused)

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TranscriptPreview

Mr. Grave, will you please call the roll? Senators and Representatives Baseley. Present. Kelty. Here. Pascal. Here. Rodriguez. Vice Chair. Tatone. Here. Madam Chair. Here. We are here very briefly after hearing the OIT audit that we heard yesterday. There was a request that we vote on whether or not to go into bill drafting. There are some things that came out of the audit that I think are what I would say, low hanging fruit. I've shared them with the department, haven't heard back yet because like I was thinking about it at five in the morning and so they haven't had a chance yet. But we will get with the department and what I am proposing are the five things that I sent today. But we don't have to even decide on those things. I did. It was really early. I apologize. Couldn't sleep and sent. Good. Sorry about that. So I can read them. Let me. I didn't bring my computer. Give me two seconds, friends. Okay. Yes. Okay. So the things that came. Oh, Senator Bazley, thank you. Madam Chair. While you're reading that, I just want to suggest that you. Would you spell out first…

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