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GA HB995

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/16/2012

Primary Sponsor

Chuck Sims

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) from Georgia's fiscal note process for legislation, leaving the Department of Audits and Accounts (state auditor) as the sole preparer of fiscal notes
  • Eliminates the requirement that the state auditor and the OPB director jointly prepare fiscal notes and note any differences of opinion between them
  • Sponsors of bills with significant fiscal impact must request fiscal notes from only the state auditor (rather than both OPB and the state auditor) by November 1 of the year preceding the legislative session, or December 1 for members-elect
  • Justification for the change is to avoid duplication of state services and administrative processes already performed by the state auditor
  • Effective date is July 1, 2012; introduced by Representative Sims of the 169th District

Legislative Description

Fiscal bills; Office of Planning and Budget; remove from fiscal note process

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/17/2012

Committee Referrals

Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight2/16/2012

Full Bill Text

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