First Regular Session H.B. 2128
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2128
(Reference to House engrossed bill)
Page 10, line 9, after "committee" insert a period strike remainder of line
Strike line 10, insert:
"5. As resources allow, conduct an investigation of a political subdivision in connection with an audit authorized by law or upon request of a public officer, sheriff, county attorney, municipal prosecutor, the attorney general or designee to the extent the request is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the person making the request."
Renumber to conform
Page 11, line 2, after the period strike remainder of line
Line 3, strike "issue a fiscal note" insert "based on information provided by the auditor general,"
Line 4, after "audit" insert ", the joint legislative budget committee staff shall notify all the members of the legislature of the cost to conduct the special audit"; after "the" strike remainder of line insert "joint LEGISLATIVE budget committee staff shall provide the cost of the audit"
Page 12, line 36, after the comma strike remainder of line
Line 37, strike "privilege,"
Page 13, line 5, strike "the performance of official duties" insert "conducting an audit"
Line 24, strike "any" insert "The auditor general or auditor general's representative in conducting an audit, may request information protected by attorney-client privilege. A"
Line 27, after the first "is" strike remainder of line
Page 13, line 28, after the first "privilege" insert "may agree to provide attorney-client privileged information and by doing so"
Strike line 29, insert "by providing the information. Attorney-client privileged INFORMATION OBTAINED by the auditor general or the auditor general's representative is not a public record and is exempt from title 39, chapter 1, and shall not be further disseminated by the auditor general or auditor general's representative for any purpose."
Line 35, after "files" strike remainder of line
Line 36, strike "protected under the attorney-client privilege that are"
Line 39, after "files" strike remainder of line
Line 40, strike "that are"
Amend title to conform