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HLS 10RS-652 ORIGINAL
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
HOUSE/RULES: Creates and provides for the Fiscal Note Review Committee
A RESOLUTION1
To amend House Rule 7.6(A) of the Rules of Order of the House of Representatives, relative2
to fiscal notes; to create and provide for the Fiscal Note Review Committee; and to3
provide relative to procedure when questions arise regarding the content of a fiscal4
note on a legislative instrument.5
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana6
that House Rule 7.6(A) of the Rules of Order of the House of Representatives is hereby7
amended and adopted to read as follows:8
Rule 7.6. Fiscal notes; requirement; capital outlay appropriations, amendments9
A.(1) Every bill, joint resolution, and simple or concurrent resolution, which10
will affect the receipt, expenditure, or allocation of state funds in an amount of one11
hundred thousand dollars or greater in any fiscal year or of the funds of any political12
subdivision of the state in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater in13
any fiscal year or which will authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or14
other general obligations of the state shall have a fiscal note attached to it prior to its15
adoption or its consideration on final passage. Whenever a measure which affects16
the receipt, expenditure, or allocation of state funds in an amount of one hundred17
thousand dollars or greater in any fiscal year or of the funds of any political18
subdivision of the state in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or greater in19
any fiscal year or which will authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds or20
other general obligations of the state has been reported by any committee of the21 HR NO. 12
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House without a fiscal note filed with the Clerk, or which needs a revised fiscal note1
prepared and filed with the Clerk due to the adoption of committee amendments, the2
Clerk shall request a fiscal note on the measure be so prepared and filed. The3
determination of the need to obtain a fiscal note shall be made by the Clerk, with due4
consideration of the recommendation of House Legislative Services staff. If upon5
the measure being called for final passage or final consideration a current fiscal note6
has not been filed with the Clerk, the measure shall be returned to the calendar.7
(2)(a) There is hereby created the Fiscal Note Review Committee which8
shall be composed of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by9
the Speaker of the House.10
(b) Whenever the author of a measure questions the information contained11
in a fiscal note on the measure, he may request the Fiscal Note Review Committee12
to review the content of the fiscal note. When the Fiscal Note Review Committee13
receives a request from an author, it shall review the fiscal note and shall notify the14
author whether the committee approves the information contained within the fiscal15
note or recommends that a revised fiscal note be obtained.16
(c) Whenever a committee of the House, by majority vote, questions the17
information contained in a fiscal note on a measure which has been referred to the18
committee, the measure shall not be reported by the committee until the Fiscal Note19
Review Committee has reviewed the content of the fiscal note and approved the20
information contained within the fiscal note or until a revised fiscal note has been21
obtained and approved by the Fiscal Note Review Committee.22
(d) Whenever the House, by majority vote, questions the information23
contained in a fiscal note on a measure in its possession, the measure shall be24
returned to the calendar until the Fiscal Note Review Committee has reviewed the25
content of the fiscal note and approved the information contained within the fiscal26
note or until a revised fiscal note has been obtained and approved by the Fiscal Note27
Review Committee.28
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Abramson HR No. 12
Abstract: Provides for and creates the Fiscal Note Review Committee (composed of 3
members appointed by the Speaker) to review the content of fiscal notes when a
question arises about the information in a fiscal note and either approve it or obtain
and approve a revised note.
Present House Rule provides that every legislative instrument which will affect the receipt,
expenditure, or allocation of state funds in an amount of $100,000 or greater in any fiscal
year or of the funds of any political subdivision of the state in an amount of $100,000 or
greater in any fiscal year or which will authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds
or other general obligations of the state shall have a fiscal note attached to it prior to its
adoption or its consideration on final passage. Requires, whenever such a legislative
instrument has been reported by any committee of the House without a fiscal note filed with
the Clerk, or which needs a revised fiscal note prepared and filed with the Clerk due to the
adoption of committee amendments, the Clerk to request a fiscal note be so prepared and
filed. Specifies that a determination of the need to obtain a fiscal note shall be made by the
Clerk, with due consideration of the recommendation of House Legislative Services staff.
Requires the instrument to be returned to the calendar, if when it's called for final passage
or final consideration, a current fiscal note has not been filed. Requires legislative
instruments which appropriate monies for capital outlay purposes to have a fiscal note
attached and requires the worksheet of the fiscal note attached to those instruments to
include a feasibility study and needs assessment as required by present law (R.S. 39:101).
Further provides that if an actuarial note is required by present law (R.S. 24:521), the
actuarial note shall serve as the fiscal note.
Proposed House Rule retains present House Rule and further creates the Fiscal Note Review
Committee (review committee) composed of three members of the House appointed by the
Speaker. Provides that whenever:
(1) An author questions the information contained in a fiscal note on his instrument, he
may request the review committee to review the note. Provides for the review
committee to notify the author whether it approves the information or recommends
that a revised fiscal note be obtained.
(2)A House committee, by majority vote, questions the information contained in a fiscal
note on an instrument referred to the committee, the instrument shall not be reported
by the committee until the review committee has approved the fiscal note or obtained
and approved a revised fiscal note.
(3)The House, by majority vote, questions the information contained in a fiscal note on
an instrument in its possession, the instrument shall be returned to the calendar until
the review committee has approved the fiscal note or obtained and approved a
revised fiscal note
(Amends House Rule 7.6(A))