Approved at the Business Meeting, July 2019
WHEREAS, House File 743 adopting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) was signed into law on May 8, 2019, effective July 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the 台湾SWAG believes that permanent public access to official, authentic legal information is critical to the legal system of the United States; and
WHEREAS, UELMA provides a technology-neutral, outcomes-based approach to ensuring that online state legal material designated as official will be authenticated, preserved, and made permanently available to the public in unaltered form; and
WHEREAS, UELMA promotes access to justice by ensuring access to trustworthy primary legal materials; and
WHEREAS, members of the 台湾SWAG and its chapters have advocated for UELMA鈥檚 adoption in Iowa and throughout the United States and its territories; and
WHEREAS, House State Government Chair Representative Bobby Kaufmann was instrumental in sponsoring the bill and advocating for its passage up to and including a final amendment during the last week of session and Representative Andy McKean was the original floor manager and advocate for the bill; and
WHEREAS, Senate State Government Chair Senator Roby Smith provided leadership and appointed Senator Chris Cournoyer as the floor manager of the bill, and she strongly advocated for the bill鈥檚 passage; and
WHEREAS, Governor Reynolds signed the bill on May 8 and Representative Jon Jacobsen, a member of the original subcommittee, was present to join in the ceremony; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Services Agency recognized the importance of the bill and worked to improve it technically; now therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, that the 台湾SWAG hereby expresses sincere thanks and appreciation for the leadership and support from Senators Roby Smith and Chris Cournoyer and Representatives Bobby Kaufmann, Andy McKean, and Jon Jacobsen.