Now each roll call vote of the House is tabulated in 30 seconds. The results are available to not only House members and the press corps, but everyone else. Another electronic improvement is the bill status system. Before it was installed only patience and perseverance made it possible to determine the exact status of a bill. Now in seconds a computer terminal can identify the status of bills, from introduction to enactment.
Secretarial services are available for members' clerical needs.
The House Committee Research staff provides members with detailed and impartial background information upon which to base their deliberations and decisions. Each committee has an assistant who helps facilitate the flow of committee work. The Member Services office provides House members with constituent service assistance. The Office of Legislative Services is responsible for the drafting of all bills and assists in legislative oversight of rulemaking delegated to executive branch agencies. The Legislative Budget Assistant offices provide invaluable service to House members in developing figures for the biennial state budget and ongoing audits of a multitude of state programs.