HB 568 Summary

• Requires the office of legislative analyst to prepare fiscal notes for all fiscal bills before committees vote on them, with notes delivered to relevant committee chairs and bill introducers.

• Establishes that the legislature appoints and removes the legislative analyst by majority vote in joint session, sets analyst salary equal to the legislative reference bureau director, and authorizes employment of a first assistant and other staff.

• Mandates fiscal notes include dollar amounts, affected statutory provisions, revenue/expenditure estimates for state and counties, absorbable costs, cost assumptions, and long-range implications.

• Requires state and county departments and agencies to promptly provide information requested by the legislative analyst for preparing fiscal notes, including dollar estimates of bill impacts.

• Makes fiscal notes public documents attached as addenda to standing committee reports and appropriates funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for office operations; takes effect July 1, 2025.