Assemblywoman Janet L. Duprey, who represents several eastern St. Lawrence County towns, says she is in favor of the entire state legislature going paperless.

Duprey, a Republican member of the electronic technology committee from Peru, says the transition will save paper and taxpayer dollars.

She says the Assembly now uses tablets instead of paper, and she wants all state lawmakers to follow suit.

“The new transition to paperless will allow for legislation to be sent directly to our tablets, which will not only save trees, but millions of taxpayer dollars,” said Duprey.

“The Legislature had been printing hundreds of thousands of pieces of paper that often went unread; it was inefficient, costly, and wasteful. The Assembly’s digital transition has been a long time coming, but I’m pleased that it is finally being phased in. The shift to digital will prove to be beneficial for both the environment and taxpayers’ wallets.”

There have been talks of a paperless Assembly for years, but is only just now starting to be implemented after a constitutional amendment was supported by voters last November, she said.