HF3771 Summary

• Establishes a Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission consisting of four legislative members (two from each chamber, appointed by majority and minority leaders) plus four ex-officio nonvoting members from fiscal and audit offices.

• Requires the Legislative Budget Office to adopt uniform standards and guidelines for fiscal note preparation, effective January 8, 2019, subject to oversight commission approval.

• Grants the Legislative Budget Office director authority to request data from state agencies regardless of classification, with strict confidentiality protections and penalties for misuse including removal or dismissal.

• Requires state agencies and departments to promptly provide fiscal note data to the Legislative Budget Office without charging fees.

• Designates the Legislative Budget Office director as a public official subject to campaign finance disclosure laws effective July 1, 2018.