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GA HB1112

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/10/2020

Primary Sponsor

Clay Pirkle

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a five-member State Council of Economic Advisors (three appointed by the Governor, one by the House Speaker, one by the Senate President) to prepare and approve estimated ranges of available cash resources by July 1 for the next fiscal year budget and September 1 for the amended budget; the Governor's budget report must conform to these approved ranges

  • Requires budget units to submit annual financial estimates electronically and simultaneously to the Office of Planning and Budget, the House Budget and Research Office, and the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office no later than September 1 each year, and mandates that periodic work programs, allotment requests, and any approvals or denials also be filed simultaneously with all three offices

  • Grants the General Assembly, through the Legislative Services Committee and the House and Senate budget offices, authority to review, investigate, and direct changes to periodic work programs that do not conform to the General Assembly-approved budget

  • Establishes that beginning July 1, 2020, any state agency seeking to prevent appropriated funds from lapsing through contractual obligations or encumbrances must submit a written request to the Office of Planning and Budget and both legislative budget offices for approval; funds not properly requested shall lapse

  • Restricts redirection of remaining bond proceeds: amounts not exceeding $2 million may be redirected by majority commission vote with written notice to the legislature, while amounts exceeding $2 million may not be redirected without new legislation, and no single purpose may receive more than $2 million in redirected funds per fiscal year

Legislative Description

Public officers and employees; Office of Planning and Budget; repeal certain duties

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

3/10/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules3/10/2020
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight3/5/2020

Full Bill Text

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